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…

The fourth way, is in regard o• the end, for God tempts his servants to correct and humble them for their sins, to try their patience, faith, and love, &c.

The fourth way, is in regard o• the end, for God tempts his seruants to correct and humble them for their sinnes, to trie their patience, faith, and loue, &c.

(Deliver us from evil) that is, free us from the power of the World, the Flesh, and the Devil: so evil in this place is only from the Devil, but we may take it more largely, for all spiritual enemies, as S. John saith, the whole world liveth in evil, under the power of Satan and sin: our Lord Jesus likewise saith, I pray not that thou wouldst take them out of the world, but that thou wouldst keep them from evil. John 17.

(Deliuer vs from euill) that is, frée vs from the power of the World, the Flesh, and the Diuell: so euill in this place is onely from the Diuell, but we may take it more largely, for all spirituall enemies, as S. Iohn sayth, the whole world liueth in euill, vnder the power of Sathan and sinne: our Lord Iesus likewise sayth, I pray not that thou wouldst take them out of the world, but that thou wouldst keepe them from euill. Iohn 17.

These words therefore, as hath been said, are an explanation of the former, for when a man is delivered from evil, he is not led into temptation: the cause being taken away, the ⟨image 40⟩