For the extent of AMEN, It must be applied to the whole Prayer that goeth before it, and to every part and particle thereof. Therefore in reciting the particular curses of the Law, *AMEN was expressly added to every particular curse. Though so expressly by an audible voice it be not always added to every clause of every Prayer, yet the mind giving assent, and the heart inclining a desire, and mind and heart yielding faith to the whole and to every part, Amen, after all is uttered is a testification of as much. Thus then by saying AMEN when all the Lords Prayer is ended, we show that our assent, desire and faith is extended to praise, as well as to Petition: and, among Petitions, to such as tend to Gods glory, as our own good: and, of them which tend to his glory, to that which maketh to the prosperous increase of his Church, as well as to that whereby his Name is hallowed: yea and to that which tendeth to the doing of his will, and that in the manner of doing it, as it is done in heaven, as well as in the matter thereof: and among the Petitions that tend to our good, as well to them which concern our spiritual well-fare as to that which concerneth our temporal well-fare: and of those which promote our spiritual well-fare, as well to that whereby our sanctification is craved, as to that whereby we desire to be justified: and in that of our justification, of our profession of forgiving our debtors, as well as to our supplication for Gods discharge of our debts to him: and in that of our sanctification, both to preservation from Satan's assaults, and also to recover out of his snares, and full delivery from all evil: yea in every Petition to others good, as well as to our own. Were Amen placed in any other place then in the very end of a prayer, even after all is finished, it could not have so large an extent.
For the extent of AMEN, It must be applyed to the whole Prayer that goeth before it, and to euery part and particle thereof. Therefore in reciting the particular curses of the Law, *AMEN was expresly added to euery particular curse. Though so expresly by an audible voice it be not alwaies added to euery clause of euery Prayer, yet the mind giuing assent, and the heart inclining a desire, and mind and heart yealding faith to the whole and to euery part, Amen, after all is vttered is a testification of as much. Thus then by saying AMEN when all the Lords Prayer is ended, we shew that our assent, desire and faith is extended to praise, as well as to Petition: and, among Petitions, to such as tend to Gods glorie, as our owne good: and, of them which tend to his glorie, to that which maketh to the prosperous encrease of his Church, as well as to that whereby his Name is hallowed: yea and to that which tendeth to the doing of his will, and that in the manner of doing it, as it is done in heauen, as well as in the matter thereof: and among the Petitions that tend to our good, as well to them which concerne our spirituall well-fare as to that which concerneth our temporall well-fare: and of those which promote our spirituall well-fare, as well to that whereby our sanctification is craued, as to that whereby we desire to be iustified: and in that of our iustification, of our profession of forgiuing our debters, as well as to our supplication for Gods discharge of our debts to him: and in that of our sanctification, both to preseruation from Satans assaults, and also to recouer out of his snares, and full deliuerie from all euill: yea in euery Petition to others good, as well as to our owne. Were Amen placed in any other place then in the very end of a prayer, euen after all is finished, it could not haue so large an extent.
- *Deut. 27. 15. &c.
