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The touch-stone of prayer. Or A true and profitable exposition of the Lords prayer, according to the holy Hebrew of S. Mathews gospel to which is prefixed certaine necessary circumstances to be obserued in prayer. Also thereunto is annexed a table shewing the agreement betweene the Lords prayer, and the ten commandements of Almighty God. By T.S.
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Consolation to the children of God Therefore what greater comfort ×ל ×לוה ××œ×”×™× Fortis victor can a Christian haue then this The Lorde is on my side I willnot feare what man can doe vnto mee For the mighty God is my refuge euen the God of Iacob is my defence * God is terrible to the wicked And what a terror is it to the wicked that God euen the strong one is against them ready to send them to vtter confusion when it pleaseth him bee they neuer so strong and mighty here Therfore a little is better to the Godlye then much spoyles and the great wealth of the wicked For they stand in slipperye places ELOHIM also importeth the trinity Elohim the plural of Eloah when it is either ioyned with a verbe of the singuler number as Gen. 1. In the beginning Gods he When it importeth the Trinitie made heauen and earth And ELOHIM he sayd Let there be light And againe ELOHIM said Let vs make man with many such like places as Deuter. 10. Exod. 8. and when this Nowne Plurall is ioyned with a Relatiue singular as Iosu 24. but most liuely doth the 35. Chapter and 7. verse of Genesis expresse the Trinitie And Iacob built there an Alter and called the name of the place ELDETHEL because saith he KI SHAM NIGLV ELAV HA ELOHIM Quia reuclati sunt ad eum dij because Gods were there reuealed vnto him where it importeth the Trinitie and most liuely sheweth the three persons in the Deity First ELOHIM importeth the In how many diuers sences this worde is vsed in the scriptures Trinitie as Gen. 1. Iosu 24. Gen. 35. 7. Secondly this name is giuen to false Gods as Deut. 5. 7. Thirdly to men in office as Deut 1. Also where God saith to Moses I haue made thee Pharaohs God Fourthly to Angels as Psal 8. GOD also calleth himselfe שדי God vseth this name for the streÌ„gthning of his children in faith and obedience as Gen. 17. SHADDI which signifieth Omnipotent Al-sufficient Some learned deriue this word of SHAEL which in the Hebrew tongue signifieth a womans Brest or Pap teaching vs thus much that as the mother doth nourish and cherish her young childe by the milke of her brests Euen so doth the Lord his children with his grace and louing kindnesse Gen. 28 * S. Ierom Other learned say it is a compound word of SHE the Relatiue and DAI which signifieth aboundancy sufficiencie and plentie for he not onely aboundeth with all good things himselfe but Iohn 1. 14. 16. also giueth aboundantly to all For of his fulnesse wee receiue Tim 6. 17. grace for grace And therefore the Apostle Paul willeth men not to trust in vncertaine riches but in God that giueth aboundantly to all Yea this word SHADDAI doth not only signifie that God is Almightie and Al-sufficient but that he affecteth all things in all creatures to which sence Saint Paul alludes when he saith God Act. 17 24. 5. 6. 7. that made the worlde and all things that are therein seeing that he is Lorde of Heauen and Earth dwelleth not in temples made with hands 1. Cor. 6. neither is worshipped with mens hands as though he needed any things seeing he giueth to all breath and life and all things And hath made of one bloud all mankinde to dwell on all the face of the earth And hath assigned the times which were ordained before and bonds of their habitations that they should seeeke the Lorde if so be they might haue groped after him and founde him though doubtlesse hee is not farre from euery one of vs. For in him wee liue and mooue and haue our being Also the Apostle saith to the Church of Corinth there are diuersities of operations But God is the same that worketh all in all And in the same chapter hauing repeated diuerse and sundrye giftes hee saith all these things worketh euen the selfe same spirit distributing to euery man seuerally as he will for of his prouidence wisedome and bounty all men and creatures in the world haue their being moouing and liuing receiuing all from his eternall treasury These and such like names bring most heauenly contemplation yea and consolation to the children of God who are desirous to know their fathers name so farre forth as he is willing it shall be knowne and as he hath reuealed it vnto vs in his word Many and most singuler for heauenly comfort are the attributes of God in the scriptures as Iust mercifull prudent wise true and holy these and many such like shew the properties that be in God Which dooth not onely comfort vs in affliction but also leade forwarde our affections towardes perfection Therefore these names are not to be vsed of vs at our pleasure but with all reuerence least in steade of halowing we prophaine the name of God But alas we stay not in this sinne but euen many times blaspheme the name of God Surely such as remaine in this desperate sinne cannot haue any assurance that that which they pray for shall be granted For Godly his Prophets hath sayd hee will not here the praiers of such Yea those that be scorners Ier. 17. 16. of God and his word hath God said they shall call vpon me Ezek. 8. 18. when affliction and anguish shall Prou. 1. 28. fall on them but I will not answeare Also against vayne bablers Pro. 15. 29. hath the Lorde sayde that when they crye he will be a farre of Pro. 15. 29. How much more then when the blasphemers cryeth for blasphemers are farre from a blessing when they call to God because they delighte in cursing and indeede that is their portion from the Lord Zach. 5. 13. 4. euen curses and woes a whole booke full and the Wise man saith thus Eccl. 23. 9. Accustome not thy selfe to swearing Eccl. 23. 9. for therein is many falles neither take for accustome the naming Also Exo. 20. 7. of the holy one for thou shalt not be vnpunished for such things cha 27. 15. For as a seruant which is often Math. 5. 33. punished cannot be without some scar so he that sweareth nameth God continually shal not be faultlesse and a man that vseth much swearing shall be filled with wickednesse and the plague shall neuer go from his house when he shall offend his fault shall be vpon him and if he knowledge not his sinne he maketh a double offence Yea if he sweare in vaine he shall not be innocent but his house shall befull of plagues Thinke vpon this yee that vse swearing and learne to halow Gods name els yee but mock God in saying halowed be thy name and yet profane his sacred name bind not two sinnes togather for euen in one shalt thou not go vnpunished And here in this petition by What is here vnderstood by name name I vnderstand the power of God as to cast out deuils in the name
and Israel be ignorant of vs yet thou art our father and our redeemer thy name is for euer Obiection CHrist calleth God father is he therefore his father as he is ours Answere NO For he is our father by his creating and adopting vs in Christ But he is Christes father Nota. ☞ by eternall generation he the naturall sonne of God but wee by grace Therefore well did he euer make this distinction I thanke thee ô my father for so hee is in the most peculier manner Also where he saith I go to my father your father my God and your God What doth he teach but that God is his father by eternall generation and ours by adoption Now from this word Father let vs learne fiue lessons First let vs learne to pray in faith For saith Theophilact faith is the very foundation of prayer and he 1. Of stedfastnes in his promises goeth further and saith Nisi enim crediderit homo quòd hoc quòd petet accepturus est in suam vtilitatem vanaest oratio quam facit Except a 2. Of our loue man beleeue he shall receaue that 3. Of our honoring him which hee shall aske for his profit that prayer which hee dooth make is vaine The very worde in 4. Of feare to his maiestie the originall which is * The word Father putteth vs in mind AB of ABAH to will it sheweth that God willeth our good And what will a father deny his sonne 5. Of obedience dutie Mat. 7. 7 that is for his good saith our Sauiour yea saith the Lorde can a woman forget her childe and not haue compassion on the sonne of her wombe though it could be yet will I not forget thee saith the Eternall Secondly it teacheth vs to haue a louing affection when we come to appeare before a mercifull Father and not as a seuere Iudge therefore saith Dauid and with him let vs say My soule thirsteth Psa 42. after the liuing God when shall I come to appeare before the presence of God Thirdly the name Father teacheth vs honor If I be your Father Mal. 1. saith God where is my honor Fourthly Feare If yee call him 1. Pet. 1 13. Father which without respect of persons iudgeth euery man according to his workes passe the time of your dwelling in feare Fiftly obedience As obedient children fashion not your selues to the 1. Pet. 1. 4. former lustes of ignorance Lastly this word Father telleth our consciences that God is apeased for our sinnes and that Christ hath fully satisfied his fathers wrath for vs so we are not only friendes but also coheires with Christ therefore the spirit boldneth vs to call God ABBA father herein is the great loue of our mercifull father maruelously set forth euen in this that when we were Rom. 5. 8. 9. yet sinners he sent his sonne to die for vs. How much more being iustified by his bloud we shall be saued and seeing he hath giuen vs Christ how shall he not giue vs all things O Christian remember thy duty Applica ∣ tion ☞ God hath beene twise a father to thee but thou not once worthy the name of a sonne Thus much of the first worde Father now for the AFFIX our I haue shewed before how God is our Father both by creation and adoption It followeth to set downe what lessons wee may learne from this worde our which are in number foure First it teacheth vs charity for The vse 1 loue seeketh not her owne but we must seeke to edifie one another to be like minded one towards another to pray one for another Therefore dooth Christ teach vs to pray one for another saying Our Father not my Father Secondly it doth teach vs to agree in saith and doctrine with our brethren Thirdly it teacheth vs humility to say with Peter there is no respect of persons with God And with Paul there is neither Iewe nor Graecian bond nor free male nor female but wee are all one in Christ Therefore said Iob If I contemned the iudgement of my seruant Iob. 31. 13. when he contended with me what then shall I do when God standeth vp and visiteth me what then shall I answere Lastly it teacheth vs to beware of Sectes and Scismatickes which haue indeed the spirite of Babell saying I am holyer then thee stand from me or with the proud Pharisie I thanke thee Lord I am not like this Publican The third part of the Preface Which art FOr the first word Which SHE an abstract of ASHER the relatiue of the roote of the verbe ASHAR of which commeth also ASHRE Blessed or blessings giuing vs to vnderstand thus much that God is the fountaine whence all blessings come And if we be blessed it is by receiuing it from God for when God and wee are relatiues I meane when we are his sonnes in Christ then doth he impart of his blessings vnto vs as ASHRE NES VI Psal 32. 1. PESHANG Blessed is he whose sinne is forgiuen Art THis word Art is not in the originall but is necessarily יהוה vnderstood and this adiunct of Future י Preterp ה Present ו time in the Present-tense yea in all tenses agreeth to God euermore as the learned well know The letters in the name * Theo. Beza in Apoc. 1. Iehouah doe Reuel 1. 14. note to vs as much as S. Iohn in the Apocalips Which is which was and which is to come The Present Preter-perfect and the Future tense The consideration of this eternitie Doctrin of God strengtheneth vs in faith if we obserue the Apostles words all the promises of God in Christ are Yea and Amen With God there is no shadowe nor variance of change for whome he loueth he loueth to the end Iesus Christ yesterday and to day and the same is for euer The vse of this is that we should not wauer in faith nor be inconstant Vse in religion but faithfull in all our promises then haue we a blessing for Christ saith be faithfull vnto death and I will giue thee the crowne of life In Heauen AS in the first word of this preface we are taught that God is our father therefore willing to heare vs. So in this last word heauen we are put in minde of his might that he is able to helpe vs. Psal 99. 2. Dauid saith the Lord is great in Sion he is high aboue all people Christ saith My father is greater Ioh. 10. then I and none is able to take my sheepe out of his hands therfore feare not Satans subtiltie nor his childrens tirranie Secondly we must not admit any base or earthly conceit of our father in heauen for the Prophet Isaijah saith Gods thoughts are not our thoughts neither are his wayes our wayes But as the heauens are higher then the earth so are his wayes higher then our wayes Thirdly the place heauen must teach vs that when we come to speake to