A practical exposition of the Lord's-Prayer

Secondly; It is needful we should deal with God about the sanctifying of his Name, as in regard of Persons, so of Things and Events. God hath the disposal of all Events in his own hands. There are many Things which concern the Glory of God, that are out of our Reach, and are wholly in God's hands; and therefore it discovers our ⟨p. 159⟩Love to his Glory, and our Submission to his wise and powerful Government of all Affairs, when we deal with God about it, and refer the Matter to his disposal, and say; Lord, hallowed be thy Name, take the Work into thy own hands. We discover our Love to his Glory, because we make it a part of our Request, that all these Events may conduce to the glory of his Majesty. As Joshua, when Israel fell before their Enemies, Josh. 7. 9. Lord, what wilt thou do for thy great Name? There was his Trouble. And Moses, Numb. 14. 15, 16. What will the Nations say round about? Because the Lord was not able to bring this People into the Land which he sware unto them, therefore he hath slain them in the Wilderness. It goeth near to the Heart of God's Children, when they see any thing that will tend to God's Reproach.

Secondly; It is needful we should deal with God about the sanctifying of his Name, as in regard of Persons, so of Things and Events. God hath the disposal of all Events in his own hands. There are many Things which concern the Glory of God, that are out of our Reach, and are wholly in God's hands; and therefore it discovers our ⟨p. 159⟩Love to his Glory, and our Submission to his wise and powerful Government of all Affairs, when we deal with God about it, and refer the Matter to his disposal, and say; Lord, hallowed be thy Name, take the Work into thy own hands. We discover our Love to his Glory, because we make it a part of our Request, that all these Events may conduce to the glory of his Majesty. As Ioshua, when Israel fell before their Enemies, Iosh. 7. 9. Lord, what wilt thou do for thy great Name? There was his Trouble. And Moses,