A learned and fruitful exposition upon the Lords prayer. By Arthur Dent, sometime minister…A learned and fruitful exposition vpon the Lords prayer. By Arthur Dent, sometime minister…

Seeing we sin daily, and therefore pray daily for forgiveness, we note the great patience and long suffering of God, that suffers and forbears still, and doth not pour down his wrath upon us, and it doth teach us to use the like patience towards our brethren that offend us.

Séeing we sinne daily, and therefore pray dayly for forgiuenesse, wée note the great patience and long suffering of God, that suffers and forbeares still, and doth not powre downe his wrath vpon vs, and it doth teach vs to vse the like patience towards our brethren that offend vs.

Again, we may observe, that our sanctification in this life, is never perfect, because we crave pardon every day for sin, it is always in perfecting, but never perfected here.

Againe, wée may obserue, that our sanctification in this life, is neuer perfect, because we craue pardon euery day for sinne, it is alwayes in perfecting, but neuer perfected here.

Where it is brought as a reason taken from the comparison of the less to the greater, thus: if we which have but a spark of mercy, do forgive others, then do thou, which art the fountain of mercy, forgive us: but we forgive others, therefore do thou forgive us.

Where it is brought as a reason taken from the comparison of the lesse to the greater, thus: if we which haue but a sparke of mercy, doe forgiue others, then doe thou, which art the fountaine of mercy, forgiue vs: but we forgiue others, therefore doe thou forgiue vs.