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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A29452	A brief exposition of our Lords Prayer shewing that through ignorance and the wickedness of their own hearts, those that use it most, doth abuse and prophane it most, and pray against themselves that instead of a blessing, they draw down a curse upon themselves.		1680 (1680)	Wing B4592A; ESTC R214138	15,072	16

A brief exposition of our Lords Prayer Shewing That through ignorance and the wickedness of their own hearts those that use it most doth abuse and prophane it most and pray against themselves that instead of a blessing they draw down a curse upon themselves After this manner therefore pray ye Mat. 6.9 Our Father which art in Heaven TH●se words are the Preface to the Prayer now Prayer is to put up our requests to God according to his word with contrite hearts in the Name of Jesus Christ with assurance of Faith to be heard what it is to pray in what we call upon him for according to his will 1 John 15.4 First then we must pray to God alone and invocation and faith must go together 2dly We must pray in knowledge according to Gods word otherwise our prayers of ignorance will but prove to be a mocking of God and dishonour to him for the voice and utterance whether it be in reading a prayer or otherwise it is no part of the prayer but an outward means whereby prayer is uttered and expressed therefore if faith and the spirit of grace in prayer be wanting it cannot be a prayer acceptable to God for the ordinary prayers of men for form and fashion sake do grievously offend and displease God because without faith it is impossible to please him Heb. 11.6 Our Father this teacheth to whom we must pray namely to God onely and not to Saints nor Angels and we are to pray not only for our selves but also for our brethren yea for our enemies as they are men bless them that cause you and pray for th●m that persecute you Mat. 5.44 Yet we may pray against their sins and wicked counsels and in our prayers we must bring love to men and faith toward God or else how can a man call God father if ye have not some assurance by faith that he is Gods child and his Father in Christ 2dly If God to whom we pray be in Heaven then this teacheth us to pray with Heavenly and reverent affections which must appear in the holiness of our thoughts and comeliness of our gestures and all wandring thoughts and vain bab●ing should be avoided and our hearts in prayer shall be lifted up to God in Heaven to pray for Heavenly things and to believe that God is not only able but also willing to grant our requests for such things as God hath promised to give The first petition Hallowed be thy Mame The three first petitions concern God the three last concerns us the first concerns Gods Glor● the other two the means whereby Gods glory is man●fest ●mong men For whether we eat or drink or whatsoever we do we sh●uld do ●ll in the 〈◊〉 of G●d 1 Cor. 10 31. Here you see in this text that the glory o● God sh●uld be the end and aim of all our actions and Gods name is glor●●…ed ●mong men when his Kingdom is erected and set up in mens hearts and ●i●●s and his will done by them this is the first petition and it teacheth us to prefer Gods glory before all other things in the world A thing is hallowed when it is set apart to an holy use as the Temple was What is it to hallow a thing and the Priests were sanctified and set apart to the service of God so Gods name is hallowed when it is used with reverence and Godly fear and therefore ought not to be used in form or for fashion or custome in prayer or any other way erreverently The second petiton Thy Will be done This petition depends on the former for in this is laid down the means how Gods name must be hallowed and glorified among men and that is done when Gods Kingdom his ordinances and worship is erected and set up in the hearts and lives and conversations of men What it is to glorifie God for we cannot glorifie God until he rule in our hearts by his word and spirit and then by believing on him and yeilding obedience unto him and to his word and praising him for bestowing these and such like merci●s upon us God is glorified as in Psalm 50.23 Whoso offereth me praise glorifieth me and to him that ordereth his converfation aright will I shew the salvation of God By Kingdom in this petition is meant the administration of Christs Ordinances and Laws in his Church which is his Kingdom as he is the Soveraign King and Head of his Church and Kingdom whereby he rules orders and frames the hearts of men by his word and spirit to the subjection and obedience of his word and will for as in a Kingdom there must be a King and there must be Subjects and there must be Laws whereby the Subjects must be ruled and governed And so it is here in Christs Kingdom the Church Christ is the supream King and Head of his Church and the Scriptures of the Old but especially of the New Testament are the Laws of Christs Kingdom asd believers are the Subjects of Christs Kingdom To whose Laws we ought to submit whether to the right King or to Traytors and as he is a Traytor and an Usurper that in any Kingdom presumes to make Laws for the Government of the Kings Subjects other then the King hath made and established and compel the Kings Subjects by penalties to submit unto them so are they Traytors to Christ and Usurpers of his authority who dare presume to make Laws for the Government of Christs Subjects believers other then Christ hath made recorded in his word and to indeavour by fines imprisonment or banishment to compel Christs Subject● believers to submit unto them for subjection to God only must be yeilded in giving subjection to Gods word which is the Laws of his Kingdom but no word of God requireth us to yei●d subjection to the Laws Ceremonies and Traditions of Popes and Prelates but to the Laws of God only Of this Kingdom of Christ which is his Church of believers all men are not The difference to know Christs Subjects from Anti-Christs but only those who are subject to Christ and obedient to his Laws and ruled by his authority according to his word for those that chuse to l●ve at liberty after the Laws of Popes and Prelates inventions and not after the word of God they are no true nor faithful Subjects of the Kingdom of God for Gods Kingdom which we pray for doth come when Gods Laws and Institutions doth take place and not the Laws of mens devising for he that observes and obeys the Laws and Traditions of Popes or Prelates more or rather then the rules and institutions of Christ he breaks the fifth Commandement of honouring God as our Father in Christ and all such pray against themselves because they indeavour not to practice as they pray but quite contrary The Scriber and Pharisees were condemned for laying the burthen of their Traditions upon men as means of Gods worship and binding conscience Ma● 23