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A practical exposition of the Lord's-Prayer
A practical exposition of the Lord's-Prayer by ... Thomas Manton.
London: printed by J.D., 1684
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.
Do it seriously, with Caution, and warily. Here Christ gives direction; When thou prayest, enter into thy Closet, and shut thy Door, and then think of thy Father which is in secret. We need a great deal of Caution: for,
1. When you shut the Door upon all others, you cannot shut the Devil out of your Closets; he will crowd in. When you have bolted the Door ⟨p. 37⟩upon you, and shut other Company out, you do not lock out Satan; he is always at hand, ready to disturb us in holy Duties; where-ever the Children of God are, he seeks to come at them. When the Sons of God met together, Satan was in the midst of them. Job 1. He meets in Congregations, he gets into the Closet. When Joshua the High-Priest was ministering before the Lord, Satan stood at his right-hand, ready to resist him. Zech. 3. 1.
1. When you shut the Door upon all others, you cannot shut the Devil out of your Closets; he will croud in. When you have bolted the Door ⟨p. 37⟩upon you, and shut other Company out, you do not lock out Satan; he is always at hand, ready to disturb us in holy Duties; where-ever the Children of God are, he seeks to come at them. When the Sons of God met together, Satan was in the midst of them. Iob 1. He meets in Congregations, he gets into the Closet. When Ioshua the High-Priest was ministring before the Lord, Satan stood at his right-hand, ready to resist him. Zech. 3. 1.