Because of our continual & great infirmities, because of the great diligence & subtleties of our enemies, and because y• art wont to punish 1sin with sin (which of all punishments is y• greatest & most to be feared) In this petition y• wouldest have thy children to have y• same in remembrance, & for a remedy hereof y• hast appointed prayer. So that y• only cause why any are overcome & led into tentation, is for y• they forget, what they desire in y• petition going before this: which should be never out of their memory, to provoke them to be more thankful to thee, & more vigilant & heedy hereafter for falling into like perils. For which to be avoided, y• doest most graciously set forth a remedy, in commanding us to pray after pardon for our sins past, for thy grace to guide us, so that we be not led into tentation, but might be delivered from evil. And because thou wouldest have all thy ⟨image 27⟩children to hang wholly upon thee, 2to fear thee only, and only to love thee, thou doest not teach them to pray, suffer us not to be led, but lead us not into tentation, that (I say) they might only fear thee, & certainly know that Satan hath no power over so much as a pig, but what soever thou givest unto 3him, and of thy secret but most just judgement doest appoint him to use, not as he will (for then we were all lost) but as thou wilt, which canst will nothing, but that which is most just. As to give them to the guiding of Satan, which will not be guided by thy grace, as y• didst Saul &c.
BEcause of our continuall & great infirmities, because of the greate diligence & subtilties of our enemies, and because y• art wont to punishe 1sinne wt sinne (which of all punishmētes is y• greatest & most to be feared) In this peticion y• wouldest haue thy children to haue y• same in remēberaunce, & for a remedy hereof y• hast appointed praier. So that y• only cause why anie are ouercome & led into tentation, is for y• they forget, what they desire in y• peticion going before this: which shuld be neuer out of their memorie, to prouoke thē to be more thākful to thee, & more vigilant & heedie herafter for falling into like perills. For which to be auoided, y• doest most graciously set forth a remedy, in cōmaūdinge vs to pray after pardon for oure sinnes past, for thy grace to guide vs, so that we be not ledde into tentacion, but might be delyuered from euyll. And because thou wouldeste haue all thy ⟨image 27⟩childrē to hange wholye vpon thee, 2to feare thee onely, and only to loue thee, thou doest not teache them to praye, suffer vs not to be ledde, but leade vs not into tentation, that (I say) they might onely feare thee, & certainly know that Sathan hathe no power ouer so much as a pigge, but what soeuer thou geueste vnto 3him, and of thy secret but most iuste iudgement doest appoint him to vse, not as he will (for then we were all loste) but as thou wilt, which canst wil nothing, but that which is most iust. As to geue them to the guidīg of Sathan, which wil not be guided by thy grace, as y• diddst Saul &c.
- 1the greattest punishment. Remedy against evil is prayer. Our sins should not be forgotten of us, if we would have them forgotten with god. Commodities coming by remembering our sins, be thankfulness, vigylancy and gentleness to offenders.the greattest punishment. Remedie against euel is praier. Our sinnes should not be forgotten of vs, if we wolde haue them forgotten with god. Commodities comīg by remembring oure sinnes, be thankefulnes, vigylancy and gētlenes to offenders.
- 2Why we pray not suffer us not to be led. &c.Whye we pray not suffer vs not to be ledde. &c.
- 3Mat. 8.
