The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian…The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian…

The sum of this petition contains things needful for this present life. For by bread is understood by a Synecdoche, all that sustains and comforts bodily life. The act of God that is humbly desired about these necessary things, is that he would give us, by which also, by another Synecdoche, is understood, not only the first free imparting of things to us, that we have not, but also the continuation of them that we have, together with the right use and fruit of them, by the blessing of God: And moreover the removing of all other things, as on the other side are contrary to this present life, or to the comfort, quietness, and contentment of it. This bread then thus understood, is illustrated from its subject, and adjunct. From its subject, in that it is called our bread: And from its adjunct, in that it is called daily bread; that is, fit for us, and our use, day by day, or from day to day. The giving of God that we desire, is illustrated also from the adjunct of time, this day; that is, now when we have need: And from its object, to whom; to wit, us m•n of all sorts, or all men, but especially such as are of the household of Faith. This petition depends on the first, in as much as all other comforts of this life, ought no otherwayes, nor no further to be made use of, than ⟨p. 290⟩as they are instrumental, or made necessary to the hallowing of Gods name, or glorifying of him. It depends also upon the last preceding petition (and by it also on that going before it) because by the necessaries of this life we are made the fitter, and ought to be readier for doing the will of God upon earth, as it is done by the holy Angels in Heaven.

THe summe of this petition containes things needfull for this present life. For by bread is understood by a Synecdoche, all that sustaines and comforts bodily life. The act of God that is humbly desired about these necessary things, is that he would give us, by which also, by another Synecdoche, is understood, not onely the first free imparting of things to us, that we have not, but also the continuation of them that we have, together with the right use and fruit of them, by the blessing of God: And moreover the removing of all other things, as on the other side are contrary to this present life, or to the comfort, quietnesse, and contentment of it. This bread then thus understood, is illustrated from its subject, and adjunct. From its subject, in that it is called our bread: And from its adjunct, in that it is called daily bread; that is, fit for us, and our use, day by day, or from day to day. The giving of God that we desire, is illustrated also from the adjunct of time, this day; that is, now when we have need: And from its object, to whom; to wit, us mn of all sorts, or all men, but especially such as are of the houshold of Faith. This petition depends on the first, in as much as all other comforts of this life, ought no otherwayes, nor no further to be made use of, than