A. Prayer may not be made for pardon, with a revengeful mind. For we are bound to make profession of forgiving our debtors, so oft as we pray for pardon of our sins. The charge of lifting up pure hands without wrath tendeth to this purpose.1 So doth also the charge of leaving the gift before the Altar, and being first reconciled, 2if we remember that our brother hath ought against us. 3This phrase, hath ought against thee, is a Law term, and implieth a suit in Law, or a difference. So is it used by Saint Paul in his Apology before Felix. They ought to have been here before thee, and object, if they had ought against me. So as the reconciliation required, is in a variance, whether we have done, or received wrong. Satisfaction must be made for the wrong which a man doth. Remission must be granted to the wrong which is done to a man. He that refuseth to do the one or the other, if he say the Lords Prayer, maketh a fearful imprecation against himself, as we shall ⟨p. 197⟩ahereafter more distinctly show. Let not therefore that man think that he shall receive any thing of the Lord. The God of peace accepteth not the sacrifice of him that is at variance.
A. Prayer may not bee made for pardon, with a reuengefull minde. For we are bound to make profession of forgiuing our debters, so oft as we pray for pardon of our sinnes. The charge of lifting vp pure hands without wrath tendeth to this purpose.1 So doth also the charge of leauing the gift before the Altar, and being first reconciled, 2if we remember that our brother hath ought against vs. 3This phrase, hath ought against thee, is a Law terme, and implyeth a sute in Law, or a difference. So is it vsed by Saint Paul in his Apologie before Felix. They ought to haue beene heere before thee, and obiect, if they had ought against mee. So as the reconciliation required, is in a variance, whether we haue done, or receiued wrong. Satisfaction must be made for the wrong which a man doth. Remission must be granted to the wrong which is done to a man. He that refuseth to doe the one or the other, if he say the Lords Prayer, maketh a fearfull imprecation against himselfe, as wee shall ⟨p. 197⟩ahereafter more distinctly shew. Let not therefore that man thinke that he shall receiue any thing of the Lord. The God of peace accepteth not the sacrifice of him that is at variance.
- 11. Tim. 2. 8.
- 2Math. 5. 23, 24.
- 3[Greek or Hebrew]. Act. 24. 20. [Greek or Hebrew].〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Act. 24. 20. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
- a§. 155. Sacrificium Deus non recipit. d•ssidentis. Cypr. de Orat. Dom. §. 18.
