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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
Edinburgh: printed by Robert Walde-grave, 1593Edinburgh: printed by Robert Walde-graue, 1593
Title page typeset from the transcription.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
2. The meaning.
Debts) By debts sins are meant, so it is in Luke 11. 4. and they ⟨image 53⟩are so called, because of the resemblance between them. For even as a debt doth bind a man, either to make satisfaction, or else to go to prison: so our sins bind us, either to satisfy Gods justice, or else to suffer eternal damnation.
DEbts) By debts sins ar meant, so it is in Luke 11. 4. and they ⟨image 53⟩are so called, because of the resemblance betwene them. For euen as a debt doth bind a man, either to make satisfaction, or else to goe to prison: so our sinnes bind vs, either to satisfie Gods iustice, or els to suffer eternall damnation.
[Forgive.] To forgive sin, is to cover it, or not to impute it. Psal. 32. 1. And this is done, when God is content of his mercy to accept the death and passion of Christ, as a sufficient payment and ransom for mans sins; and so to esteem them as no sins. And here under this one benefit, all the rest of the same kind are understood, as justification, sanctification, redemption, glorification, &c.