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A69076 A treatise of Christian religion. Or, the whole bodie and substance of diunintie. By T.C.; Christian religion Cartwright, Thomas, 1535-1603.; Bradshaw, William, 1571-1618. 1616 (1616) STC 4707.7; ESTC S107471 214,101 390

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Secondly the properties and attributes of God as his Iustice Mercy Wisdome c. which in the b Esay 26. 8. Prou. 18. 10. Micah 4. 5. Exod. 3. 14. 6. 3. Scripture also are called the Name of God Also his Names and titles as Iehouah c. Thirdly the actions c Psal 8. 1. and workes of God as the Creation and gouernment of the world his speciall mercies and iudgements c. Fourthly all the holy d Act. 9. 15. Psal 22. 22. Iohn 17. 6. 1. Tim. 6. 1. Leuit. 22. 2. ordinances of God as his Word Sacraments discipline c. Q. VVhat is meant by hallowing A. The setting of any thing apart from either a Exod. 20. 11. 29. 33. 34. 30. 31. 22. prophane and vnholy or common and ciuill vse to a holy and religious vse Q. Can we adde holinesse vnto the name of God A. No but then wee are said to hallow the name of God when we a Psal 96. 8. acknowledge and repute his name to bee holy and are so affected therewith in our owne soules that we breake out in all praises thereof both to God and men Q. VVhat speciall matters doe wee aske in this Petition for our selues and others A. First the a Psal 67. 2. 3. knowledge of God and of the means whereby wee should glorifie him as his word and workes Secondly b Ioh. 3. 33. faith to beleeue his word to behold that glory of God which cannot bee beheld with the eye of flesh wherefore c Numb 20. 12. Moses and Aaron are said not to haue sanctified the name of God because they beleeued not contrariwise d Rom. 4. 20. Abraham glorified God in beleeuing Thirdly Grace to acknowledge both to God and man his infinite Wisedome Iustice Holinesse mercy and whatsoeuer else tendeth to the glory of God Fourthly to loue and feare the Lord alone and not Esay 8. 12. 13. 1. Pet. 3. 14. man any further then it shall stand with the loue and feare of God and be ruled thereby Fifthly that God may get glory by a Mat. 5. 16. our godly conuersation b Psal 103. 1. 2. 20 21. 22. also that we may praise him for his benefits c 2. Sam. 7. 18. Psal 8. 4. 144. 3. Luk. 1. 48. more particularly that he grant the grace of humility to our selues and others without which wee cannot glorifie God as it is meet from whence d 1. Sam. 3. 18. Esay ●9 8. ariseth patience whereby wee doe willingly submit our selues vnto the correcting hand of God as did Ely and Ezekias e Esay 2 11. 12. 1● 14. 15. 16. 17 We pray also here against all loftie and high things that hinder that God onely be exalted especially the pride of our hearts which wee are to confesse and lament f Psal 104. 1. c. 10● 1. c. 106. 1. c. 107. 1. c. Lastly which is a singular hallowing of Gods name that we may speake of and praise him for his wonderfull workes in the Creation and gouernment of the world and of the Church especially CHAP. 45. Of the second Petition The meanes whereby Gods name is hallowed viz. his kingdome In this world wherin we pray for those things which cōcern the gouernmēt of the world the gouernmēt of the Church In the world to come MATTH 6. 10. Thy Kingdome come Q. HItherto of that Petition which concerneth the glory of God it selfe it followeth to speake of them which concerne the meanes of his glory Which is the first of these A. Thy Kingdome come Q. What is meant by the Kingdome of God A. Either his a Psal 103 9. Dan. 4. 32. generall Kingdome that hee exerciseth ouer all the creatures or his speciall Kingdome whereby he ruleth his elect which is the Kingdome of grace in this world of glory in the world to come Q. Are both these Kingdomes vnderstood here A. Yea but especially the latter Q. What is meant by the word Come A. That we may feele the comfort and benefit of being subiects in this Kingdome Q. What doe wee desire concerning the generall Kingdome A. That as the Lord doth gouerne a Iob. 9. 8. Psal 66. 7. 97. 1. 104. 3. Mat. 6. 13. Ioh. 17. 2. all creatures b Esay 10. 5. 15. Act. 4. 28. euen wicked men and c Iudg. 9. 23. 1. King 22. 22. Iob. 1. 12. the diuels themselues so that this his gouernment d Job 1. 21. 2. Sam. 16. 10. may bee rightly acknowledged by our selues and all men and that a Rom. 8. 28. 1. Cor. 3. 22. thereby all things may bee so ordered as may best serue for his owne glory and the good of his Church Q. What doe wee desire concerning the Kingdome of Grace A. First that it a Esay 2. 2. may here in this world bee inlarged and b Psal 1 22 6. continued in a peaceable estate gouerned by Christ the head of the Church to the perfect saluation of the elect and the vtter destruction of the reprobate whether open rebels or hypocrites and hollow-hearted Subiects and that by such means as himselfe hath appointed Q. What great need is there that wee should pray for the comming of this Kingdome A. Because in regard of the kingdome of Satan Mat. 12. 24. 25. Ephes 6. 1● Reuel 2. 10. and darknesse which opposeth strongly against this kingdom as also in regard of the world and the flesh that in like manner are opposite thereunto with all their might and strength Galath 5. 16. 17. Rom. 8. 7 Ioh. 15. 18. 19. and 16. 33. Q. Why all men naturally abhorre Satan euen to the very name of him A. They doe in words and shew but when they doe his will liue vnder his lawes delight in his workes of darknesse subiect themselues to Antichrist and other instruments of his a Ioh. 8. 44. Ephes 2. 2. 2. Tim. 2. 26. they are found indeed to loue him as their father honour him as their Prince whom in words they would seeme to abhorre for as they approch vnto God with their lips and haue their hearts farre from him so in their lips they are far from b Mat. 15. 8. Ier. 12. ● Satan but neare him in their hearts Q. What be the meanes by which our Sauiour Christ doth gouerne his Church in this world and which in this petition we pray for A. Inward and outward Q. What be the inward meanes we pray for A. That a Ephes 1. 17. Philip. 1. 19. 1. Thess 1. 5. God would giue his holy spirit as the chiefe and principall worker whereby our Sauiour Christ gathereth and ruleth his Church conueying his spirit of knowledge and of good motions vnto his people and consequently we pray against the motions b Rom. 7. 24. 2. Cor. 12. 8. and tentations of Satan and of our owne flesh Q. What are the