4. Saints must pray one for another. 1For Christ hath so ordered this Prayer, as thereby in using it, we are put in mind one of another.2 The teacher of peace and master of unity would not have Prayer so singly made, as when one prayeth, he should pray only for himself. By this mutual intercession of one for another, as we acknowledge God a common Father, according to the scope of this phrase, Our Father: so we profess him to be the fountain of all blessing, able to help all: even others as well as our selves: which is a great honour done to God. And we do also hereby profess that we are willing and desirous that others should partake of the same blessings that we crave for our selves: of which mind was that Prophet that said, Would God that all the Lords people were Prophets: 3and that Apostle that said,4 I would to God that all that hear me were such as I am. Note every of the Petitions which we are taught to make for our selves, and ye shall observe every blessing craved for our selves, to be craved also for others, as these two words, us, OUR, expressed in every of them doth plainly show.
4. Saints must pray one for another. 1For Christ hath so ordered this Prayer, as thereby in vsing it, wee are put in mind one of another.2 The teacher of peace and maister of vnitie would not haue Prayer so singly made, as when one prayeth, he should pray onely for himselfe. By this mutuall intercession of one for another, as we acknowledge God a common Father, according to the scope of this phrase, Our Father: so we professe him to be the fountaine of all blessing, able to helpe all: euen others as well as our selues: which is a great honour done to God. And we do also hereby professe that we are willing and desirous that others should partake of the same blessings that we craue for our selues: of which mind was that Prophet that said, Would God that all the Lords people were Prophets: 3and that Apostle that said,4 I would to God that all that heare me were such as I am. Note euery of the Petitions which we are taught to make for our selues, and ye shall obserue euery blessing craued for our selues, to be craued also for others, as these two words, vs, OVR, expressed in euery of them doth plainly shew.
- 1Pray for one another.
- 2Pacis doctor atque unitatis magister singillatim noluit precem fieri, ut quis cum precatur, prose tantū precetur. Cypr. de Orat, dom. §. 5.Pacis doctor atque vnitatis magister singillatim noluit precem fieri, vt quis cum precatur, prose tantū precetur. Cypr. de Orat, dom. §. 5.
- 3Num. 11. 29.
- 4Acts 26. 29.
