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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…
A learned and fruitful exposition upon the Lords prayer. By Arthur Dent, sometime minister of the Word of God at South-Suberry, in EssexA learned and fruitful exposition vpon the Lords prayer. By Arthur Dent, sometime minister of the Word of God at South-Suberry, in Essex
London: printed by Thomas Snodham for Nicholas Bourne, 1613
AN EXPOSITION upon the Lords Prayer. › Father.AN EXPOSITION vpon the Lords Prayer. › Father.
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.
God is the Father of the wicked, and even of all creatures in respect of creation, but in respect of reconciliation he is only the father of the elect: for he is their reconciled Father in Christ: he is their Father by adoption and grace: and therefore they only in truth can and may call him Father.
GOd is the Father of the wicked, and euen of al creatures in respect of creation, but in respect of reconciliation he is onely the father of the elect: for hée is their reconciled Father in Christ: hée is their Father by adoption and grace: and therefore they onely in truth can and may call him Father.
God will be called by the name of Father, which is a sweet and loving ⟨image 9⟩name, rather then by the name of Lord, or Jehovah, which are dreadful: to allure and entice us to come boldly unto him, even as children to their deer, and loving father, to put up any suit or complaint unto him. For Gods children being injured & unjustly molested, have no remedy but to go tell their father.
God will be called by the name of Father, which is a swéet and louing ⟨image 9⟩name, rather then by the name of Lord, or Iehouah, which are dreadfull: to allure and entise vs to come boldly vnto him, euen as children to their déere, and louing father, to put vp any sute or complaint vnto him. For Gods children being iniuried & vniustly molested, haue no remedie but to goe tell their father.