name thy kingdome come thy will be done in earth as it is in heauen Giue vs this day our daily bread and forgiue vs our trespasses as we forgiue them that trespas against vs and lead vs not into temptation but deliuer vs from euill For thine is the kingdome the power and the glory for euer and euer amen Euch. Why is this praier called the Lords praier Phil. 1. Because Christ Iesus our Lord set downe the same b Math. 6.9 2. Because we cannot pray vnles Christ teach vs c Luk. 11.1 Euch. How many partes hath this praier Phil. Fowre 1. a preface 2. Petitions 3. a reason 4. a Seale Euch. Which is the Preface Phil. Our father which art in heauen Our Father which art in heauē where God is described by two such properties as wée must haue in our minds when wee pray vnto him as 1. That he is our louing Father d Esa 63.16 2. That he is our almighty God in heauen e Vers 15. Euch. Do you here pray to the Father onely Phil. No but to the whole trinity yet as the first person is the fountaine of the deity wee pray to the father by the sonne through the holy ghost Euch. What doth this word Father teach you Phil. 1. That I must not call vpon him as my Iudge but my father f Lu. 15.18 2. that in Christ I am his sonne g Gal. 3.26 3. That hee will denie mee nothing conuenient h Mat. 7 7· 4. That I may boldly come vnto him i psal 50 1◠5. That none can pray vnto him but his children k Vers 16. 6. That I must euer behaue my selfe as gods childe l Eph. 5.8 7. That I must pray only to God m Mat. 4.10 8. And lastly that I must come vnto him by Christ n Ioh. 14.13 Euch. Why doe you say our Father and not my father Phil. To teach me 1. that I must hold ech member of the church as my brethren o gen 13.8 2. That I must pray aswell for others as my selfe p Iam 5 16 3. that I must loue almen as brethren q 1. Ioh. 4.21 4. The dignity of each Christian hauing God to his father r 1. Sam. 18 2◠5. Gods loue to mée in making mée his child ſ 1. Ioh. 3.1 Euch. Why saie you that God is in Heauen Phil. Because there he sheweth him selfe chiefely to the saints t Eccle. 21.24 and from thence hee manifesteth himselfe to man u Psal 57.3 Euch. Is not God euery where Phil. Yes for his essence is euery where x prou 5.21 and he filleth both heauen and earth y Eph. 4.10 Euch. How many heauens are there Phil. Three 1. The ayre in which we breath z Gen. 1.26 2. the skie in which are the starres a Deu. 1.10 3. the heauen of heauens in which Christ the Angels Saints departed are b 1. kin 8.27 Euch. What learne you by this that God is in heauen Phil. 1. That he is therefore able to graunt my requests c 1. kin 8.30 2. That I may pray with confidence vnto him d psal 123.1 3. That in prayer my heart must be in heauen e 1. king 8.48 ps 25.1 4. That I must vse all reuerence in praier f Eccl. 5.1.2 5. That one day I shall come to heauen g phil 3.21 6. That I must looke for all graces from heauen h Ier. 1.17 7. That by pilgrimages I néed not séeke to God i psal 145.18 Euch. How many petitions are there in the Lords praier Phil. Sixe whereof the first thrée concerne God the other concerne our selues and of the last thrée one onely is for things corporall the other two are for thinges spirituall 1. Pet. 1.3 Euch. What learne you out of this order I learne 1. Gods great fauour to me who will admitte me to aske for my selfe 2. His great loue that he will heare me asking for others 3. My duety that I must desire especially Gods glory 4. That I must oftner craue things spirituall then corporall Euch. Which is the first petition Hallowed be thy name Phil. Hallowed be thy name Euch. Why is this set in the first place Phil. 1 Because it is first in the intent of the god who made all for his owne glory k pro. 15.3 2. Because it is first in the intent of the godly who doe all so Gods glory l Ioh. 15.8 Euch. What is the vse of this order Phil. That whether wee eate or drinke or whatsoeuer we do else wée may doe al to the glory of GOD. 1. Cor. 10.31 Euch. What meane you by these words Hallowed be thy name Phil. By Gods name I vnderstand his titles as God Christ Lord and such like his properties as his Iustice Mercy Prouidence and such like his word as the Scriptures read and preached his Sacraments as Baptisme and the Lords supper his Workes as Creation Preseruation and the like And by Hallowing I meane that god in all these may haue due reuerence done vnto him of all the people that belong vnto him Euch. What wantes do you bewaile in this petition Phil. First I bewaile mine owne and others pride of heart that we labour more for our owne credit then Gods glory f Luk. 18.11 2. Our hardnesse of heart that wée cannot as we ought see Gods glorye in his creatures g Mar. 6.52 3. Our vnthankfulnesse that wee praise him not as wée ought for his many fauours towardes mankind aboue all other creatures h psa 51.15 4. Our impiety that in our liues we dishonor god i psal 119.136 Euch. What then do you pray for in this petition Phileuches I pray that GOD by mée and all men may bée glorified in the reuerend speaking of his name holy meditation of his properties diligent hearing of his words often receiuing of the Sacrament and dayly admiting of his workes And in a worde that wee may knowe in minde acknowledge in heart loue in trueth speake with Tongue do in our actions both naturall ciuile and religious all such things as God may be glorified by Euch. What doe you pray against Phil. I pray against all ignorance errour vanity of minde infidelity profanenes Atheisme worldlines security and all blasphemous spéeches false dealing scoffing idolatry superstition sorcery sacriledge simonye periurie persecution impenitencie vnreuerend vsing of Gods worde Sacramentes or workes and in a word against all such disorder in mans life as may any way obscure the Glory of God Euch. What doe you here giue God thankes for Phil. That it hath pleased him to glorifie his great name in all the former and hath giuen mee and many others grace of his méere mercie to glorifie his name in that which before I praied for Euch. Why doe you vse in this and other petitions this order First to bewaile Secondly to pray for
that it can be no miracle it may appeare by this vnanswerable reason Euery miracle is sensible as when Moses rod was turned into a serpent and Christ turned Water into Wine But this myracle is not sensible for I see bread and taste bread I sée wine and tast wine euen after consecration Therefore it is no miracle Quest May you not receiue the bread without the wine An. No for these reasons 1. This were to crosse Christs institution 2. It doth dispriuiledge Christs people 3. It makes Christs feast a drye feast 4. It takes away the remembrance of Christs blood shed 5. The wine signifies not Christs bloud in his veines but that bloud which was powred out Quest What is the forme of this sacrament An. The coniunction of the thing signified with the signe the action of God with the action of the Minister the action of faith with the action of the receiuer Quest What doth the action of the minister signifie An. His taking of bread and wine into his hands doth signifie Gods sealing of Christ to beare the office of a mediator Ioh. 6.27 His blessing of the bread the sending of Christ to be a mediator his breaking of bread and powring out of wine the execrable passion of Christ and effusion of his blood the giuing of bread and wine to the receiuer the offring of Christ to al euen hypocrites but the giuing him onely to true Christians Qu. What doth the action of the receauer signifie Answ His taking of bread and wine into his hand doth signifie his apprehending of Iesus Christ by faith His eatinge of bread and drinking of wine for the nourishment of his bodie his applying of Christ vnto him selfe that his true communion with him may be more increased Quest What is the end of this Sacrament Ans 1. The assurance of Gods fauor 2. The increasing of my faith 3. Fellowship with Christ 4. Communion with the saintes Quest You said in the second place that you must examine your faith tell me therefore what this faith is An. It is a miraculous worke of God wrought in the heart of a regenerate man by the preaching of the gospell whereby hee doth apprehend and applie to himselfe particularly Christ Iesus withall his benyfites to the pardon and forgiuenesse of all his sinnes Quest Howe may a man knowe whether bee haue this faith An. by these signes First if wee can from our hearts renounce our false supposed goodnesse and can wholy relie vpon Christ in the matter of our saluation this nature cannot doe 2. If we haue peace of conscience arysing from the apprehension of Gods loue in Christ and our reconciliation with him Quest Which are the wantes of faith Ans 1. Doubting and distrust of Gods mercie 2. Presumption and vaine confidence in our selues Quest To come to the third parte of our examination tell me what repentance is An. 1. It is a worke of grace arysing of a Godly sorrow whereby a man turnes from all his sinnes to God and brings forth fruit worthy amentement of life Quest How shall you know whether you haue this repentance or not Answ By these markes 1. If I haue a Godly sorrow wherby I am displeased with my selfe because by sinne I haue displeased God 2. If there be in me a changing of the minde a purpose to forsake sinne and euer after to please God 3. If I do dayly more more breake off my sinnes and abstaine from inward practise kéeping vnder my corruptions and vngodly thoughts 4. If I can mourne for the present corruption of my nature 5. If I haue bin gréeued craued pardon for my late sins euen sithence I was last partaker of the Lords table Quest You said that obedience was the forth part of our examination can you tell me what obedience is An. It is a frée heartie vniuersall personall perpetuall kéeping of Gods commandements Quest Howe many properties are there of this obedience An. Fiue 1. It must be frée without constraint Psal 110 3. 2. Sincere without hipocrysie 2. Tim. 1.5 3. Vniuersall not to some but to all the coÌ„mandements Psa 119.6 Ia 2.10 4. Perpetuall till the hower of our death Math. 24.13 5. Personall in regard of our personal 〈◊〉 1. Pet. 5.1 Quest Which is the last part of examination Ans Our reconciling one selues vnto our brethren if wee haue made them any offence Math. 5.24 Que. When are we fit to receaue the sacrament in regard of reconciliation Answ Euen then when we are fit to say in the Lords praier forgiue vs our trespasses as we forgiue them that trespas against vs. And therefore many indaÌ„ger there own coÌ„sciences in refusing to receaue lest they should leaue their sins be reconciled to men Now the Lord grant that I may after this sorte examine my selfe that at all times I may be fit to come to Gods table Quest I hope you are well Instructed in examinatioÌ„ Tel me what premeditation the second part of preparaâ—… is Answ It is a consideration of those graces which wée doe receaue by the death of Christ signified in the sacrament of the Lords supper Quest Which are those graces that 〈◊〉 must consider of An. Our redemption from hell our deliverance from death damnation 〈…〉 of the lawe 2. The remission of our sinnes whereby wee receaue fréedome from sinne and acceptation to life Psal 103. 3.4 ps 32 1.2 3. Which is a fruite of the former reconciliation with God when we are made friends with him Col. 1.20 4. Our communion and fellowship with Christ 1. Cor. 10.16 5. Interest and title to eternall life by Christ in whom we are sonnes Ioh. 1.12 Rom. 8.13 Quest What fruite ariseth out of these two Answ A spirituall hunger after Christ and his benefits for when a nian hath examined his wants and hath considered the riches of Christ his heart longes after the same Ioh. 7.37 Quest You haue wel said al that you haue yet said howe must you be disposed in the action of receiuing An. I must seriously thinke of these fiue pointes 1. First when I sée the minister sake bread and wine I must consider the action of God whereby he sent Christ to worke my redemption 2. When I see the bread broken the wine powred out I must consider 1. the bitter passion of Christ for me in so suffering 2. Gods infinit loue to me who sent Christ coredeeme me his enimy 3 Gods wrath towards me for my sin which nothing could satisfie but the deth of christ 4 I must detest those sins of mine which caused Christ thus to suffer 5. When the minister distributes breade and wine I must consider that as it is truly offered vnto mee by man so Christ is truly offered vnto me by god 4. In receauing breade and wine I muste apprehend Christ by faith 5 In eating that breade drinking that wine I must apply christ particulerly to my selfe be perswaded that as that bred and wine is
the former of them I praye for grace and in the latter for perseuerance in grace Euch. How many things are contained in the fift petition forgiue vs our trespasses c. Phil. Two things 1. a prayer in these wordes Forgiue vs our trespasses Forgiue vs our trespasses c. 2. a condition as we forgiue them that trespas against vs. Euch. What is the somme of this petition Phil. That it would please God for his sonnes sake to be good to me and al his children in the dashing washing af al our sinnes as we are ready to forgiue others Euch. Vnto whom doe you pray for the forgiuenes of sinnes Phil. Not vnto any angell Saint creature or man but I pray onely to my Lord God Euch. Why do you pray thus onely to him Phil. 1. Because be onely can forgiue sinnes g Mat. 9.2 2. Because I am commanded in to pray h Hos 14.3 3. Because against him only I haue sinned i psal 51.4 4. Because I must not giue his honour to another k Dan. 9.5 5. Because the Church vseth so to pray l ps 50.10 6. Because I beléeue onely on him Euch. What doth this teach you Phil. 1. That god alone is to be called vppon 2. That Christ is very god because of himselfe he forgiueth sinnes Math. 9.2 Euch. What vse can you make of this doctrine Phil. 1. That when I haue sinned I must come to him for pardon 2. That their doctrine is an erroneous doctrine which call vpon Saintes aswell as vpon god 3. That I must bee thankfull to my gracious GOD who will pardon and forgiue mee all my sinnes 4. That I must take heed of sinne because I must euer craue pardon for it Euch. What do you meane by this word forgiue Forgiue Phil. That it would please god so to discharge couer all my sinnes as that they may neuer be imputed vnto me either to make me despaire in this life or to be punished in the life to come Euch. How are sinnes said to bee discharged Phil. 1. When they are discharged by the person that committed them so the deuils and the damned discharge their debts by suffering 2. When they are paide by another and so are our sinnes discharged by Christ Euch. In what respect may this second satisfaction be called forgiuenes Phil. 1. In respect of vs who neither do nor can conferre any thing to this satisfaction 2 In regard of Christ who alone doth forgiue them and wee no way are able to requite him 3. In respect of God the father who in loue giueth his sonne and accepteth his obedience as our satisfaction Euch. What learne you by this Phil. That as Benadad did to the King of Israel a 1. King 20 31. so I must humble my selfe to this king of kings 2. That I must confesse my sinnes to him because he is ready to forgiue my sinnes b 1. Ioh. 1.7 3. That there can be by man no satisfaction for sinnes for our merits is Gods mercy Euch. What sinnes must you confesse to God Phil. Both knowne and vnknowne known in particular c 2. sam 12. vnknowne in generall d psa 19.14 Euch. Ought you not to confesse your sinnes to man Phil. Though anricular confessiō be a doctrine of deuills yet if sinnes bée so greiuous vnto my conscience that I cannot bee perswaded of the pardon of them neither can finde cōforte by confession to God I am bound to confesse sins troubling me to man especially to my Godly Minister or to such a Preacher of Gods word as is able to comfort me in regard of his knowledge flit is comfort me in regard of his secrecie a Act. 16. Euch. Howe are you bound to confesse your sinnes Phil. Euen as a guilty prisoner must doe at the barre 1. I must bring my selfe before Gods Iudgement seate 2. I must put vp an enditement against my selfe 3. I must giue sentence of condemnation against my selfe 4. I must sue for pardon at the hands of my God Euch. How many things are required in true confession Phil. Fiue 1. It must be voluntary without constraint b 2. Sam. 12 2. Personall without laying it vpon others Eodem cap. Ioh. 7. 3. Particular without deniall of the fact 4. Impartiall by aggrauating each circumstance a 1. Sam. 24 5. Heartie with all signes of sorrowe b 1. Cor. 7. Euch. Why are you bound to aske God forgiuenesse Phil. 1. Because al men haue sinned c Rom. 3. 2. Because God hateth sinners d Ioh. 9. 3. Because sinnes seauer man from God e Esa 59.2 4. If I conceale these sores they are hardly cured f Psal 32.3 5. The more I like sinne the more with Iaels wife it will kill me g Iud. 4.18 6. Of all burdens there is none like to the burden of sinne h Math. 11. 7. If I confesse God is ready to forgiue i 1. Ioh. 1.7 8. Gods seruants haue done the like k 2. Sam. 12 9. If I féele not sinnes forgiuen in this life it is to be feared they will not be forgiuen in the life to come Euch. Why doe you say forgiue vs Forgiue vs. Phil. Because I must pray that God would not onely forgiue mée but that hée would also forgiue all men in the world Euch. But you are bound to beeléeue the forgiuenesse of sinnes will you praie for that which is had alreadie Phil. I doe it not as mistrusting that God hath forgiuen them but that I may féele in my heart that God hath forgiuen them and that I may apply that to my selfe which the Father hath purposed his sonne purchased and the holy ghost sealed Euch. Yet to pray thus for pardon it séemes to open a gappe to sin fréely Phil. Nay rather if I haue grace the more I pray that my sinnes may bée pardoned the more will I hate and detest sinne Euch. What vse doe you make of this Forgiue vs Phil. 1. That as I sue for mine own pardon so must I with the Saints sue for others 2. That I must be sorrie when men doe sinne 3. That I may not vncharitably discouer mens sinnes 4. That I must not cause any man to sinne 5. That I must not delight in any sinne 6. That I must forgiue my brethren Euch. May you then pray for al men euen the wicked Phil. I may because the Lord alone knoweth who are his and in the Iudgment of charitie I may pray for the conuersion or confusion of the most wicked in the world Euch. What if a man sinne against the holy Ghost may you pray for such a man Phil. Fewe haue nowe the spirits of discerning to know when a man sinne against the holy Ghost and therefore we must take héede how we censure it Euch. Why are sinnes called debts Phil. Because by them we become indebted to God either to discharge them or to be imprisoned
for them Euch. Howe many kindes of debt are there in sinne Phil. Thrée 1. A debt of obedience which wee owe to God but haue not paid it through transgression 2. A debt of punishment because we haue transgressed 3. A debt of puritie which wée owe by reason of our corruptions after our transgressioÌ„ And against al these debts I must séeke that I may get my Quietus est in this life that I be not tormented in the life to come Euch. Why are sinnes called ours Phil. Because they properly procéed from our selues and we are not by god compelled to sinne Euch. What vse make you of al this Phil. 1. That I must especially labour for pardon of mine owne sinne 2. That I must not accuse God as the author of sinne 3. That because I dayly must aske forgiuenesse therfore euen the best men doe sinne dayly 4. That as God is patient towards me so must I be patient towards my brethren Euch. In whose name must you get this pardon Phil. In the name of Christ applied to me by a true faith for he is the propitiacion for our sinnes and without him we cannot appeare in the sight of God Euch. What is the condition of this petition Phil. As we forgiue them that trespas against vs. Euch. Is our forgiuing of menâ— reason why God should forgiue vs Phil. No it is not For god for Christs sake doth forgiue vs and if it were a cause then must the forgiuenesse of sin procéed from our selues Euch. What then is it Phil. It is a signe assuring vs that God hath forgiuen vs and a comfort chéering vs that God will forgiue vs a promise binding vs to pardon our brethren and a lawe teaching vs that if we will haue God to forgiue vs wée also must forgiue others Euch. But because sinne to man is here called debt howe becomes man thus a debter to man and how is this sinne called a debt Phil. Not as it is a sinne against God and his righteous lawe but as it is a trespas done to man either to his body by killing or hurting it in hâ—â— goods by stealing them credit by slandering of him or to his chastitie by defiling his neighbours bed Euch. Why is this sinne called a debt to man Phil. 1. Because we owe loue which is now broken 2. Because we owe punishment for doing wrong 3. Because wee owe satisfaction for the wrong done Euch. Howe is man said to forgiue man Phil. When hee doth pardon either the wrong done or the punishment appointed for the wrong or the satisfaction which the offendor is bound to make or all of them as occasion is offered Euch. What things were obserued vpon this Phil. Thrée 1. That man may forgiue man yet God will punish him a Acts 7. 2. That though man will not forgiue yet God will if the offendor repent b Ioh. 8 3. That though God man forgiue Ioh. 8. the partie offending is to be punished Euch. May a man forgiue him that hath offended him and yet sue him at the lawe Phil. Hee may not onely sue his aduersarie but pursue him to death and yet forgiue him for vnles offenders he punished Gods glory wil be hindered iustice decaied the common weale ruined and all men wronged Euch. What rules must you obserue in going to lawe Phil. 1. I must doe nothing with a reuenging minde 2. I must take héede that I offend not the Church 3. I must doe it for the maintenance of peace 4. I must labour by it to better mine aduersarie 5. I must not sue for each trifling matter 6. I must vse all other good meanes and make lawe my last remedie Euch. But when the flesh wil tel you that you must be reuenged what cautions were giuen you to stay your anger Phi. You gaue me these cautions 1. That I must consider that it is Gods doing 2. That I haue also wronged God and man 3. That Christ hath forgiuen mée more 4. That forgiuing is a duetie of loue 5. That I must not destroie him for whom Christ dyed 6. If I do not forgiue I incure Gods wrath 7. That by forgiuing I am like vnto God 8. That it is my duetie to doe nothing through contention Euch. What vse doe you make of this Phil. 1. That I am bound to forgiue all persons all sinnes and at all times when man offends me 2. That I must liue in peace and labour to make peace 3. That if I forgiue not I curse my selfe 4. That they hurt themselues who leaue out this condition in the Lords praier because they will not forgiue 5. That it is a signe of grace to forgiue 6. That no man liuing in malice can say the Lordes praier as hee ought to doe 7. That it is difficult to beléeue the forgiuenesse of sinnes because this petition hath a condition to perswade vs annexed vnto it Euch. What doe you here béewaile Phil. 1. The corruption of my nature prone to sinne 2. The burden of my sinne which I my selfe can neuer beare 3. That I féele not the want of Christ who onely can forgiue sinne 4. That I am not so readie to forgiue men as God is readie to forgiue mée Euch. What things doe you here pray for Phil. For. 3 thinges 1. For humiliation 2. For Iustification 3. For reconciliation and loue to men Euch. In humiliation what doe you pray for Phil. 1. That I may sée my sinnes 2. That I may séele them 3. That I may bewaile them 4. That I may most earnestly craue pardon for them séeing the burden of sinne is a most heauy burden Euch. Howe doe you pray for Iustification Phil. That Christs righteousnesse may bee made mine and my sins may be laid vpon Christ for his mercy sake Euch. How doe you pray for reconciliation Phil. That God would giue mée a heart to bee reconciled to men so as I may pardon them and they me Euch. What things do you pray against Phil. I pray against blindnesse of minde hardnesse of heart continuance in sinne and the least opinion of mine owne righteousnes that I should lightly regard Christ And lastly against all hatred by which I am kept from louing my brother Euch. What doe you giue thanks for Phil. I thanke God that hée hath giuen mée a sight and sense of sinne perswaded me of the pardon and forgiuenes of them in his sonne that howsoeuer I sustaine many wrongs at the hands of men yet I can be contented to forgiue them as God for Christs sake hath forgiuen me Euch. Which is the sixt petition Phil. And lead vs not into temptation but. The 6. petition c. Euch. Why is it placed after the fourth petition Giue vs c. Phil. To teach mée that if God giue mée dayly bread I am subiect to bée tempted with pride and therefore must pray against it Lead vs not into temptation and if hée denie me dayly bread I am subiect to bée
especially in the congregation of Saints for there many voyces are Gods best melodie Pray also at all times at euening Pray at all times morning and at noone day will I pray vnto thee yea at midnight will I rise to call vpon thee nay seauen times a day will I praise thee saith Dauid Daniel did so three times a day Paul did it day and night Hannah did it all the dayes of her life and the Psalmographer vowes it I will praise the Lord as long as I liue as long as I haue any being I will sing praises to my God Euchyta Pray continually not as those heretiques who would euer doe so but as Christians who know when to do so With morning prayer the day begin With euening praier the night shut in Without this prayer sit not to eate Without Gods praise rise not from me ate And forget not to pray for all persons Pray for person for the King as the head his Senators as the eyes his Cleargie as the mouth his Souldiers as the hands his subiects of all trades as the feete vpon which the commonwealth doth stand Art thou a Minister pray for thy flocke An Auditor for thy preacher A father for thy child an husband for thy wife a maister for thy seruant or a gouernour pray for thy famulie Is any sick pray for his health Poore for his wealth imprisoned for his libertie seduced for his recouerie confirmed for his constancie or in any distresse for his deliuery Pray for all men that their bodies may be preserued soules saued estates maintained that thy and their thoughts may bee sanctified your words seasoned and your actions ordered by the spirit of God Will you know now to whom we must pray To whom we must pray not to a Calfe as the Israelites did nor to Baal as his Priests did nor to an image as idolatours did nor to any Saints as our fathers did but as we are bound to serue God alone so are we bounden to pray to God alone for he alone knoweth our wants heaâ—…th our petitions hath promised to help vs is able to doe for vs and is the alone present helper in the needfull time of trouble I will draw to an end How we must pray you haue seene beloued the necessitie of this seruice let me shew you a little the qualities of this seruice Pray we must in knowledge with vnderstanding in faith by beleeuing in remorse with feeling in zeale without cooling in intention without wandring in reuerence without contemning in constancie without reuolting and in loue without reuenging Let our eies be fastned hearts fixed knees bowed mouthes opened and our hands lifted vp as to the King of Kings And as Iacob would not let the Angell goe till he were blessed so let not vs let him go till wee be heard Let not the woman of Canaan be more earnest with Christ militant then wee wil be with the same Christ triumphaÌ„t Let neuer Queene of Sheba so willingly come to Salomon as wee must willingly come vnto Christ hee loueth most willing and importunate sutors Wherefore as Dauid said to Abner neuer see my face vnlesse thou bring Michal with thee so say I vnto you neuer looke God in the face vnlesse you bring prayer with you As I haue declared to you the dutie of praier so should I speake somewhat of giuing of thankes Many can bee content to pray in troubles but fewe giue thankes for deliuerance out of trouble Multi petentes pauci promitteÌ„tes paucissimi reddentes saith an ancient father there are many petitioners few promisers most few thanks giuers Are there not ten cleansed where are the nine there is none returned to giue thankes but this one and he is a Samaritan If euer people vnder the cope of heauen had occasioÌ„ to praise God we are they especially for his word and gospell and for many deliuerances shewed to our Princes and people But because at the end of this treatise I haue set downe a forme both of praier thanks giuing I refer you to the perusing of those two platformes I doubt not of your patience for the length of this preface because I desire to leaue it as an ocular sermon instructing you continually how to call vpon God and preparing you to the exposition of the Lords prayer which of many through ignorance is as much prophaned as euer God was by saying the Pater-noster in Latin or repeating other rosaries in an vnknown laÌ„guage Now hauing ended as you see these questions and answers I make question with my selfe to whom I may command them and because for these three yeares immediatly past I haue liued and preached amongst you I am bolde in generall to present them to you all You haue I confesse knowne my conuersation bin acquainted with my ministrie countenanced me in my calling maintained me in health comforted me in sicknes afforded vnto me much more kindnesse then can be requited by this paper present And since it pleaseth God to dispose of me still in such vncertaine places as that I could neuer yet say heere must I rest I blesse God that euer I came vnto you whose loue and larges hath bene such vnto me as makes me to say of my late exile Perijsseâ— nisi perijssem I had bene vndone if others had not sought to vndoe me And therefore though I cannot say to you as Paul did to the Corinthians I am yours to liue and die with you yet this I will say I am yours to liue and pray for you that you may so know God as you may pray to him so pray to God that you may liue before him so liue that you may euer be fit to receiue his sacrament and so both fit to know pray liue and receiue that after you haue knowne him by Christ prayed to him through Christ liued before him in Christ and receiued his fauour in the seales of Christ you may in the end dye in his faith as you haue liued in his feare and at the last day in bodyes and soules bee partakers of eternall glorye To the grace of this GOD I commend you to your grace I coÌ„mend these treatises doubting not but many of you will be as readie to read them as you haue bene willing to heare them From your Parish of S. Martin the fields Ian. 1. 1606. Your seruant in the Lord ROBERT HILL The Speakers Euchedidascalus a teacher of praier Phileuches a louer of praier Euch. PHileuches amongst manie Sermons which I haue preached vnto you you haue heard me expound the Lordes prayer are you bound to giue accompt of that you haue heard Phil. Sir doubtlesse I am for the Apostle Peter teacheth me that I must be alwaies ready to giue an answer to euery one that asketh mée a reason of the hope that is in me with meekenesse and reuerence a 1. Pet. 3.15 Euch. Repeate then the Lordes prayer Phil. Our Father which art in heauen hallowed be thy