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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A09410	An exposition of the Lords praier in the way of catechisme By William Perkins; Perkins upon the Lords praier	Perkins, William, 1558-1602.	1593 (1593)	STC 19701; ESTC S113660	46,459	156

theÌ„ and of reconciliation to god Now where this perswasion is indeede there followes necessarilie Christs dwelling in the heart which stands in two thinges the first is the ordering and ruling of the thoghts affections and desires of the heart according to his will as a maister rules in his house the second is the continuance of his rule For hee cannot be saide to dwell in a place who rules in it but for a day The third is the knowledg and the acknowledgement of the infinite greatnes of God his loue in Christ an effect of the former vers 18. 19. the wordes are thus explaned Rooted and grounded Here the loue of God wherewith hee loues the elect is as a roote and foundation of all Gods benefits election vocation iustification and glorification Men ar rooted and grounded in loue when Gods spirite assures their hearts of Gods loue doth giue them some inward sense and feeling of it For then they are as it were sensiblie put into the roote and laid on the foundation With al Saintes Paule desires this benefite not onely to the Ephesians but also for all the faithfull with them What is the length the bredth Here is a speech borrowed from Geomitricians and it signifieth the absolute greatnes or infinitenes of Gods loue and that it is like a worlde which for length bredth height depth is endles Heere note the order of receuing grace First Christ dwelles in the hart by faith Secondly theÌ„ comes a sense and feeling of Gods loue as it were by certain drops thereof Thirdly after this ariseth a pleÌ„tifull knowledge and apprehension of Gods loue and as it wer the powring out of a sea into a mans heart that for greatnes hath neither bottome nor bank And knowe the loue of Christ these wordes as I take it are an exposition of the former for to comprehende the loue of God is nothing else but to knowe the loue of Christ considering that all whome the father loueth hee loueth them in Christ Which passeth knowledge That is which for the greatnes of it noe man can fullie know The fourth thing is the fulnesse of Gods graces verse 19. Here the fulnesse of God doth not signifie the fulnes of the Godhead or deuine nature but the perfection of the inner man which shall not be till after this life Nowe followes the thaÌ„ksgiuing or the praise of God ver 20. 21. containing these points 1. The matter of praise his power and bountifulnes whereby he canne worke exceeding aboundantly aboue all we ask or think and both these are not only to be conceiued in mind but also may be felt in the heart according to the power that worketh in vs. 2. the forme of praise glorie vnto God by Christ as all benefits are receiued from the father by Christ. The proper place of true praise of God the Church 4. The continuance of his praise through all generations for euer Philip. 1. 9. AND this I praie that your loue maie abound yet more and more in knowledg and al sense 10. That yee may discerne things that differ to the end yee may be pure and without offence to the daie of Christ. 11. Filled with fruites of righteousnes vvhich are by Iesus Christ vnto the praise and glorie of God The Exposition THis praier containes three parts In the first Paul praieth for increase of loue in the Philip. whether it be to God or to men verse 9. and he shewes the meanes of increase which ar two knowledg and sense or feeling For to goe backeward the more a godly man feeles Gods loue and hath experience of Gods word in himselfe the more he knowes Gods word and perceiues his loue vnto him the more hee is assured of Gods loue the more he loues god again and his neighbour for his sake The second thing praied for is the gift of discerning whereby meÌ„ know what is true what fals what is to be done what to be left vndone the ends of this gift ar two The first that by meanes of it they may bee pure or sincere that is keepe a good conscience before God and men in their liues and callings The second is to be without offence that is innocent giuing no occasions of euill to any and not taking theÌ„ offered by others and the continuance of these is noted to the daie of Christ which is the time in which he commeth to vs either by our death or by the last judgement Thirdly he praieth that they might abounde in good workes which ar described by a similitud fruits of righteousnes Christians being fruitfull trees Exech 4. 7. 12. Esay 61. 3. 2. By the cause efficient which ar by Christ. 3. By the end vnto the glorie and praise of God Colos. 1. 9 I cease not to praie for you and to desire that ye might be filled with knowledg of his will in all wisedome and spirituall vnderstanding 10. That ye might vvalk vvorthie of the lord please him in al things fructifying in all good workes and increasing in the acknowledgment of God 11 Strengthened vvith all might thorough his glorious power vnto all patience and long suffering vvith ioyfulnes 12 Giuing thanks to the father which hath made vs fit to be partakers of the inheritaÌ„ce of the saints in light 13 Who hath deliuered vs from the power of darknesse and hath translated vs into the kingdome of his owne sonne The Exposition THese wordes containe a praier and a thankesgiuing In the praier three things are asked The first is the increase of the knowledge of Gods reueiled vvill in his worde and he deuides it into two partes Wisdom which is not only to know Gods word but also to apply it to euery action for the right and holy performing thereof and spiritual vnderstanding which is when men by the assistance of Gods spirit do conceiue the will of God in general without applying Secondly Paule praies for the fruites of this knowledge which are foure 1. To walke woorthy of God as good seruants do who in their apparell gesture and all their doings

as litle gods though to the world we shew it not This hidden pride when other sinnes die it begins to get strength and to shewe it selfe and it appeares in vaine thoughts continuallie on euery occasion ascending in the minde As maye appeare in the Pharisie whose thoughts were these wheÌ„ he praied thus within himselfe O God I thank thee that I am not as other men extortioners vniust adulterers or euen as this Publican c. And as this was in him so it is in vs till God giue grace for so that men may haue praise glory in the world they care not for God his glorie though it be defaced Wee must therfore learn to discerne this hidden corruption and to mourn for it for it doeth poison hinder al good desires of glorifying God so long as it may preuaile in the hart 2 Secondly we are taught here to bewaile the hardnesse of our hearts whereby we are hindred from knowing God aright and from discerning the glorie of God in his creatures Mark 6. 52. The Disciples through the hardnesse of their hartes could not see Gods power in the miracle of feeding many thousands with a few loues though themselues were instrumentes of it and the food did increase in their hands Our redeÌ„ption what a wonderfull work is it but how few consider of it or regarde it If wee see a man haue more wit wealth or honour than we haue wee straight woonder at him but beholding Gods creatures we see nothing in them because we do not goe higher to acknowledge the loue power wisedome and iustice of the Creator And this is the cause why Gods name is so slenderly honoured among men 3 The third corruption is our great ingratitude for the Lorde hath made heauen and earth and all other creatures to serue mâ—n yet he is the most vnthankful of al creatures Bestow manie iewels or a kinges ransome on a dead man he wil neuer returne anie kindnes so men being dead in sinne deale with God Commonlie men are like the swine that run with their groines and eat vp the mast but neuer looke vp to the tree from whence it falleth But the godlie are with Dauid to feele this want in themselues and to beseech God to open and as it were to vnlocke their lippes that they may indeuour to be thankfull to God Psal. 51. 15. 4 The fourth is the vngodlines and the innumerable wantes that be in our liues and the sinnes committed in the world Psal. 119. 136 Mine eies saith Dauid gush out with riuers of waters because men keepe not thy lawes The reason is because he which liues in sin reproches Gods name euen as an euill child dishonors his father Now some wil say that this cannot be because our sinnes cannot hurt God Aâ— Yet they are a cause of slandring Gods name among men for as we honour him by our good workes so we dishonour him by our offences Mat. 5. 16. Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good workes and glorifie your father which is in heauen 4 Graces to be desired 1 The graces to be desired and to be prayed for at Gods hand are three The first is the knowledge of God that is that we might know him as he hath reueiled himself in his word works and creatures For how shal anie glorifie God before he know him Our knowledge in this life is imperfect Exo. 23. Moses may not see Gods face but his hinder partes 1. Cor. 13. 12. Wee may see God as men doe through spectacles in his word sacraments and creatures And therefore as Paule prayed for the Colossians Col. 1. 10. that they might increase in the knowledge of God so are wee taught to pray for our selues in this petion 2. A zeale for Gods glorie Psal. 69. 9. The zeale of thine house hath eaten me vp Psal. 45. 1. My heart shall vtter or cast vp a good matter I vvill speake in my workes of the king Here the Spirit of God borrowes a comparison froÌ„ men thus As he which hath somewhat lying heauie in his stomâ—cke is neuer at quiet till hee haue cast it vp euen so the care desire to glorifie Gods name must lie vpon a mans heart as an heauie burthen and he is not to bee at ease and quiet with himself till he be disburdened in sounding forth Gods praise Luther saith wel that this is sancta crapula that is an holy surfet and it is no hurt continuallie to haue our harts ouercharged thus 3 A desire to lead a godlie and syncere life as before Gods Majestie We see men that are in some great calling vnder honourable personages wil so order and behaue theÌ„selues as they may please and honour their maisters euen so must our liues bee well ordered and we are to labour to walk worthie of the Lord as Paul speaketh that we may honour our heauenly father Thy kingdome come 1 The Coherence THis petition dependes on the former most excellentlie For in it is laid downe the meanes to procure the first Gods name must be hallowed among men but how is it done by the erecting of Gods kingdome in the heartes of men We cannot glorifie God vntill he rule in our hearts by his word and Spirite 2 The meaning Thy This word doth put vs in mind that there is two kingdoms one Gods that is the kingdome of heauen the other the deuils called the kingdom of darknesse Col. 1. 13. For when all had sinned in Adam God laid this punishmeÌ„t on all that seeing they could not be content to obey their Creator they should be in bondage vnder Sathan So that by nature we are all the children of wrath and the deuill holds vp the scepter of his kingdome in the heartes of men This kingdome is spirituall and the pillers of it are ignorance errour impietie and all disobedience to God in which the deuill whollie delights which also are as it were the lawes of his kingdome Blind ignorant people can not abide this doctrine that the deuill should rule in their hearts they spit at the naming of him say that they defie him with all their heartes but whereas they liue in sinne and practise it as occasion is offered though they can not discerne of themselues yet they make plain proofe that they line in the kingdome of sinne and darknes and are stat vessels of Sathan shal so continew till Christ the strong man come and binde him and cast him out And this is the estate of all the children of Adam in themselues Wherfore our sauiour in this petition teacheth vs to consider our naturall estate and to pray that he would giue vs his Spirit to set vs at libertie in the kingdome of his owne Sonne Kingdome Gods kingdome in scriptures is taken two waies First generallie and so it signifieth that administration by which the Lord gouerneth all thinges yea euen the deuilles themselues of which kingdome mention is made in the end of

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