A practical exposition of the Lord's-Prayer

Secondly; In regard of Others. A Christian cannot be content to glorify God himself, but he would have all about him to glorify God. As Fire turns all Things round about it into Fire; and Leaven, it spreads still, until it hath subdued the whole Lump: So is Grace a diffusive, a spreading thing. As far as we can reach and diffuse our Influence, we would have God brought into request with all round about us. Being converted, saith Christ to Peter, strengthen thy Brethren? So it will be, where there is true Grace. Mules, and Creatures which are of a Mongrel and Bastard-Race, they beget not after their kind: So Bastard-Christians ⟨p. 156⟩are not for the calling in of others, and the gaining of those about them. But a true Christian will be earnest, and much in this Matter. Now their Hearts are not in our Power, but in God's; therefore we need to be much in Prayer, and make this our main Request, Lord, hallowed be thy Name. For hereby,

Secondly; In regard of Others. A Christian cannot be content to glorify God himself, but he would have all about him to glorify God. As Fire turns all Things round about it into Fire; and Leaven, it spreads still, until it hath subdued the whole Lump: So is Grace a diffusive, a spreading thing. As far as we can reach and diffuse our Influence, we would have God brought into request with all round about us. Being converted, saith Christ to Peter, strengthen thy Brethren? So it will be, where there is true Grace. Mules, and Creatures which are of a Mongril and Bastard-Race, they beget not after their kind: So Bastard-Christians ⟨p. 156⟩are not for the calling in of others, and the gaining of those about them. But a true Christian will be earnest, and much in this Matter. Now their Hearts are not in our Power, but in God's; therefore we need to be much in Prayer, and make this our main Request, Lord, hallowed be thy Name. For hereby,

1. We acknowledge God's Dominion over the Spirits of Men, which is a great Honour to God, and a quieting to us. It is a Title often given to God in Scripture, that he is the God of the Spirits of all Flesh. If they had a Magistrate to choose, they go to God: