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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
Introduction › AN INTRODUCTION TO THE EXPOSITION OF THE Lord's-Prayer.
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.
4. Again, There Christ speaks of the general Bent of our Conversation, and here only of particular and private Duties: It would argue too much Hypocrisy to do these in public, tho the whole Frame and Course of our Carriage before Men, must be religious in their sight. And that is agreeable to what the Apostle saith, 2 Cor. 8. 21. We should provide for honest Things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of Men. And, Phil. 2. 15. Christians are advised there, to be blameless and harmless, the Sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crooked and perverse Generation, shining among them as Lights in the ⟨p. 5⟩World. That which is obvious to the Sight and Observance of Men, must be such as will become our holy Calling: But our private and particular Duties, which are to pass between God and us, these must be out of sight. I hope another Man may approve himself to be honest and religious to me, tho he doth not fall down, and make his personal and private Prayers before me. But to leave no scruple, if possible;
4. Again, There Christ speaks of the general Bent of our Conversation, and here only of particular and private Duties: It would argue too much Hypocrisy to do these in publick, tho the whole Frame and Course of our Carriage before Men, must be religious in their sight. And that is agreeable to what the Apostle saith, 2 Cor. 8. 21. We should provide for honest Things, not only in the sight of the Lord, but also in the sight of Men. And, Phil. 2. 15. Christians are advised there, to be blameless and harmless, the Sons of God, without rebuke, in the midst of a crook'd and perverse Generation, shining among them as Lights in the ⟨p. 5⟩World. That which is obvious to the Sight and Observance of Men, must be such as will become our holy Calling: But our private and particular Duties, which are to pass between God and us, these must be out of sight. I hope another Man may approve himself to be honest and religious to me, tho he doth not fall down, and make his personal and private Prayers before me. But to leave no scruple, if possible;