A25294:1460
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 substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easy draught of the Christian catechism in LII lectures on chosen texts of Scripture, for each Lords-day of the year, learnedly and perspicuously illustrated with doctrines, reasons, and uses / by that reverend and worthy labourer in the Lord's vineyard, William Ames ...The substance of Christian religion, or, A plain and easie draught of the Christian catechisme in LII lectures on chosen texts of Scripture, for each Lords-day of the year, learnedly and perspicuously illustrated with doctrines, reasons, and uses / by that reverend and worthy laborer in the Lord's vineyard, William Ames ...
London: printed by T. Mabb for Thomas Davies, 1659
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Lecture 52: The fifty second Lords day. On the sixth petition of the Lords prayer.
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[…] u• not into temptation, &c.
〈…〉 u• not into temptation, &c.
IN this petition the business is about the evil of sin in respect of its dominion, which it uses to have over men; concerning which, we have first the petition; and secondly, its declaration, or opposition. In the petition we pray against this evil in its twofold cause; whereof the first is, the proper cause of sin, intending it; which is the temptation of the Devil, or the Devil tempting us to sin. Now temptation is nothing else but an argument proposed to us, whereby we are induced to be persuaded, and drawn into sin. The other cause, that is looked at in this petition, is not properly the cause of the sin, nor any efficient or author of it, but a governor and orderer as well of the sin it self, as of the tempting to sin, and of the effects of both; but the true cause of the evil of punishment, that follows sin: And this is Gods effectual and powerful way of working about sin, or exercising of his providence, which usually is called Gods permission, although it be more than a bare and an idle permitting. The explication of this petition is in praying ⟨p. 299⟩for the contrary to this evil, that we prayed against in the words going before; which is prayed against from Gods gracious acting towards us, contrary to that, which before was called a leading into temptation. For it is called a delivering or plucking of us out of temptation.
IN this petition the business is about the evill of sin in respect of its dominion, which it uses to have over men; concerning which, we have first the petition; and secondly, its declaration, or opposition. In the petition we pray against this evill in its twofold cause; whereof the first is, the proper cause of sin, intending it; which is the temptation of the Devill, or the Devill tempting us to sin. Now temptation is nothing else but an argument proposd to us, whereby we are induced to be perswaded, and drawne into sin. The other cause, that is looked at in this petition, is not properly the cause of the sin, nor any efficient or author of it, but a governour and orderer as well of the sin it self, as of the tempting to sin, and of the effects of both; but the true cause of the evill of punishment, that followes sin: And this is Gods effectual and powerfull way of working about sin, or exercising of his providence, which usually is called Gods permission, although it be more than a bare and an idle permitting. The explication of this petition is in praying