An exposition of the Lords prayer in the way of catechism By William PerkinsAn exposition of the Lords praier in the way of catechisme By William Perkins

1. IN this petition we are taught first, that we are to have a fervent desire, and to hunger, that God of his mercy would give us his Spirit to reign and rule in our hearts, and to bow them to all obedience and subjection of his will, & further, whereas our hearts have been, as it were, filthy sties and stables of the devil, that he would renew them, and make of them sit temples, to entertain his own spirit. Psal. 51. 10. Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right Spirit in me, &c. Stablish me with thy free Spirit. If we shall consider the conversation of the wicked ⟨image 38⟩and the Godly and their corrupt hearts together, we shall see little difference, but in this, that the wicked is delighted and glad to sin, but the godly do wrestle, as for life and death, with their temptations, and do resist the devil, and do desire, and cry to heaven, to be freed from his bondage, howsoever their hearts are always rebelling against God.

1. IN this petition we are taught first, that we are to haue a feruent desire, and to hunger, that God of his mercie would giue vs his Spirite to raigne and rule in our hearts, and to bow them to all obedience and subjection of his will, & further, whereas our hearts haue bene, as it were, filthie sties and stables of the deuill, that hee would renew them, and make of them sit temples, to entertaine his owne spirite. Psal. 51. 10. Create in me a cleane hearte, O God, and renew a right Spirit in me, &c. Stablish mee with thy free Spirit. If we shall consider the conuersation of the wicked