Selected quad for the lemma: prayer_n

Word A	Word B	Word C	Word D	Occurrence	Frequency Band	MI	MI Band	Prominent
prayer_n	father_n	lord_n	preface_n	2,582	5	10.5359	5	false

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A01377	The Christians profession, or A treatise of the grounds and principles of diuinity by way of question and answer. In which all the chiefe grounds of religion are so plainely proued and explained by the Word of God, as that the meanest capacitie may by reading vnderstand the same.	I. G., fl. 1630.	1630 (1630)	STC 11498; ESTC S120492	43,346	118

same in particular Qu. Why doth the Spirit of God moue beleeuers to pray for others An. Because they haue tasted and apprehended the loue of God by which their hearts are inflamed with loue to God and men Qu. For what things are beleeuers to praey for An. Onely for those things which God in his word hath promised to gin● Qu. What patter●e is there in Scripture of Prayer according to which the faithfull are to p●ay An. That which Christ himselfe taught his Apostles in the 6. of Mat. Concerning the Lords Prayer After this manner therefore pray yee Our Father which art in Heauen c. Qu. VVhat is to be considered in that Prayer A. Two things in generall 1. The Preface 2. The Petitions and Thankesgiuing Qu. VVhat is a preface An. Some thing that goeth before the thing it selfe Qu. VVhat is a Petition An. The requesting or desiring of some thing Qu. What is the Preface in the Lords Prayer An. Our Father which art in Heauen Q. VVhat is contained in the Preface An. Two things 1. The loue of God in that he is a Father 2. The power of God in that he is in Heauen Qu. Why is it sayd our Father and not my Father An. Because wee are to pray for others as well as our selues How is God sayd to be our Father in the Preface An. By Adoption in Iesus Christ Qu. How many Petitions bee there in the Lords Prayer An. Sixe Qu. What doe the three first concerne An. Gods glory Qu. What doe the three last concerne An. Our good both in the things of this life and in the things of a better life Qu. What doe you consider in the three first in generall An. The first concernes Gods glory immediately and the two other the meanes whereby he is glorified Qu. Which is the first Petition An. Hallowed be thy name Qu. What is to bee vnderstood by the name of God in that Petition An. God himselfe his Attributes 1 King 5.5.5 Workes Word Sacraments and Censures Q. What is meant by this word hallowed An. To put apart from common vse to that which is holy Q. What do we pray for in this Petition An. First for the true knowledge of God and his Word and Workes Secondly that wee may glorifie God by beleeuing of his word though it seeme to vs neuer so impossible against our sence and reason (d) Rom. 4.20 Neither did he doubt of the promise of God through vnbeleese but was strong in faith and gaue glory to God Thirdly for zeale for Gods ordinances (e) 〈◊〉 ● 8 Giue vnto the Lord the glory of his name bring an offering and enter into his Courts (f) 〈◊〉 ● 9 For the zeale of thin● ho●●● hath eaten me Fourthly that wee and others may glorifie God before m●n by a holy lite and conn●●sation (g) 1. T●t 2. ●1 And hauing your conn●●sation honest among the gentiles that they which speake euill of 〈◊〉 as of euill doers may by your good workes which they shall see glorifie God in the day of visitation Fiftly that we may prayse God for a● his mereies both spirituall and temporall Qu. What doe we pray against in this Petition An. 〈…〉 First against ignorance and hardnesse of heart Secondly against all things that hinder Gods glory Thirdly against vnbeleese coldnesse in Gods seruice Fourthly against profanenesse of life and vnthankefulnesse Fiftly against giuing of worship to creatures Qu. Rehearse the second Petition An. Thy Kingdome come Qu. What is meant by Kingdome An. The Kingdome of power and the Kingdome of grace Qu. What desire wee touching the gouernment of the world An. First that God by his ouerruling power would dispose of all persons things as may bee most for his owne glory Secondly that this gonernment may bee for the enlargement of his Kingdome heere and accomplishing of it at the day of Iudgement Qu. For what things doe we pray in this Petition An. First for the establishment of all Gods ordinances in the Church as the Word Sacraments censures that they may be rightly administred Secondly that God would furnish his Church with fit able and faithfull officers both to teach and gouerne Thirdly that so many both l●w●s gentiles as belong to Christ may be called Fourthly for the powerfull working of Gods Spirit in the renewing and quickning euery mēber of the Church Fiftly that Christ would hasten his second comming Qu. What doe you pray against An. First the bondage of sinne satan both in our selues and others Secondly against all plotts counsels and powers that doe oppose the Gospell of Christ and the free passage of the same Qu. Rehearse the third Petition An. Thy will be done in earth as it is in heauen Qu. What is meant by the will of God An. That which hee hath reuealed in his Word Qu. VVhat is meant by these words earth and heauen An. Those things which are in earth and heauen Qu. VVhat doe you pray for in this Petition An. First that wee and all men may know Gods will reuealed in his Word Secondly for patience and chearefulnesse vnder crosses and afflictions submitting our wills vnto the same because it is Gods will Thirdly that we may deny and forsake our owne wills Qu. VVhat doe you pray against in this Petition An. Ignorance and disobedience Qu. What is meant by these words in earth as it is in Heauen An. That we and all others may doe the will of God as the Angels doe it Qu. How doe the Angels doe the will of God An. Most willingly readily and speedily Qu. Rehearse the fourth Petition An. Giue vs this day our daily bread Qu. What is meant by this word Bread An. All things both for necessity and Christian delight Qu. What is prayed for in this Petition An. The inioyning of all outward blessings according to the will of God Qu. What is prayed against in this Petition An. The remouing and keeping backe of outward euills as the Lord sees good Qu. What doe you learne from this word giue An. That whatsoeuer wee haue or inioy we inioy by gift and not by desert Qu. Why doe wee say giue vs when we haue it already An. Because the creature of it selfe hath no power to nourish and therefore we pray for a blessing vpon them Man liueth not by Bread onely Mat. 4. but by euery word that proceedeth out of the mouth of the Lord. Qu. Why is it added for the day giue vs this day An. To teach vs to rest contented with our present condition (u) 1 Tim. 6.8 Therefore when we haue foode and rayment let vs there with be content Qu. Why is it called our Bread An. To teach vs to vse all lawfull meanes for those thinges wee haue Qu. What is meant by this word daylie An. All thinges fitting and agreeable to our present condition and calling (h) Pro. 30.8 Giue me not pouerty nor riches feed mee with