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Of the content of the three last demands, and what things we ought to demand of God, and to what end.

Of the content of the three last demaūds, and what things we ought to demaund of God, and to what ende.

P. IN the other three requests following Jesus Christ hath comprehended all the things, that we may demand of god for our selves.

P. IN the other thrée requests folowing Iesus Christ hath comprehended all the things, that we may demaund of god for our selues.

M. Is it not lawful to demand him any other thing, but only ⟨p. 410⟩that which is contained in that form of prayer?

M. Is it not lawfull to demaunde him any other thing, but onely ⟨p. 410⟩that which is conteyned in that forme of praier?

P. No. For albeit it that it be short, yet Jesus Christ hath made it with so great wisdom, & so perfect art, that there is no good thing which a man may ask of god, which is not comprehended in the same.

P. No. For albe it that it be short, yet Iesus Christ hath made it wyth so great wisdome, & so perfect arte, yt there is no good thing which a man maye aske of god, which is not comprehended in the same.

M. It followeth then on the contrary, that no man may justly pray for any thing which is not contained in the same.

M. It foloweth then on ye contrary, that no mā may iustly pray for any thing which is not conteined in ye same.

P. The one followeth of the other, whereupon thou hast yet to note, that it is not sufficient not to demand of god,¹ any thing that is not good of it self: but also it is required that we ask it him, having ever regard to his glory, & that all that which we ask of him may serve to the same.

P. The one foloweth of the other, whervpō thou hast yet to note, yt it is not sufficient not to demaund of god,¹ any thing that is not good of it selfe: but also it is required that wée aske it him, hauing euer regarde to his glory, & that all that which we aske of him may serue to the same.

1. 1The glory of god must be chiefly regarded in all our prayers.The glory of god must be chiefely regarded in all our praiers.

M. Thou wilt then say that we may offend him in demanding those same things, the which Jesus Christ hath taught us to demand of him for our wealth, if we have no regard but to our selves, to wit, to the end that we may live the more at our own pleasure, and not to the end that we may the better serve to his honour.

M. Thou wilt then say that wée may offende him in demaunding those same things, the which Iesus Christ hath taught vs to demaund of him for our wealth, if wée haue no regarde but to our selues, to witte, to the ende that wée maye liue the more at our owne pleasure, and not to the ende that wée may the better serue to his honour.

P. It is even that which I would have said.

P. It is euen that whych I woulde haue saide.

Of the division of the things with we ask of God and first of things corporal.

Of the deuision of the things vvich we aske of God and first of things corporall.

M. Tell me now which be the things that we should demand of him for us.

M. TEll me now whiche be the things that we shoulde demaunde of him for vs.

P. There be of two sorts: For the one sort are corporal and temporal, and do belong but to the course of this life: and the others are spiritual, and have also regard to the eternal life.

P. There be of two sorts: For the one sorte are corporall and temporall, and do belong but to the course of this life: and the others are spirituall, and haue also regarde to the eternall life.

Ma. What doest thou understand by these corporal and temporal things?

Ma. What doest thou vnderstande by these corporall and temporall thynges?

Pet. All those which are necessary for this poor earthly body, and for the entertainment of this life, to accomplish in the service of God the course which we have to run in this world, even to the time that we be come to the estate in the which we shall see all that accomplished which we firstly demand, to wit, the sanctification of his name, the accomplishment of his kingdom, and perfect obedience towards his holy will, as the heavenly Angels do yield it unto him.

Pet. All those whyche are necessarie for this poore earthly bodie, and for the entertainement of this lyfe, to accomplishe in the seruice of God the course whiche we haue to runne in thys worlde, euen to the tyme that we be come to the estate in the whiche we shal sée all that accomplished whiche wée firstly demaunde, to witte, the sanctification of his name, the accomplishemente of his kingdome, and perfect obedience towards his holie will, as the heauenly Angels do yelde it vnto him.