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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.
(1.) When you walk as remembering your selves that you have a Holy God, therefore you must be watchful and strict. It is notable, when the Israelites were making a hasty Promise, Joshua puts them in Mind, Chap. 24. 9. You cannot serve the Lord, for he is a Holy God. So we should remember when we give up our selves to God, he is a Holy and Jealous God, that is narrowly observant, and he will not be put off with any thing that is Common.
(1.) When you walk as remembring your selves that you have a Holy God, therefore you must be watchful and strict. It is notable, when the Israelites were making a hasty Promise, Ioshua puts them in Mind, Chap. 24. 9. You cannot serve the Lord, for he is a Holy God. So we should remember when we give up our selves to God, he is a Holy and Jealous God, that is narrowly observant, and he will not be put off with any thing that is Common.
(2.) As discovering you have a Holy God. A carnal Worshipper profaneth the Memory of God in the World. But now a Christian that walks according to his Holy Calling, that is Holy in all manner of Conversation, he discovereth what a God he hath. 1 Pet. 2. 9. That ye should show forth the Praises of him, who hath called you out of Darkness into his marvellous Light. We are not only to conceive, and make use of them to beget Fear and Reverence in our Hearts of the All-seeing God; but are to show them forth, to evidence them to others: We should discover more than a Human Excellency, that so those which look upon us may say, these are the Servants of the Holy God.
(2.) As discovering you have a Holy God. A carnal Worshipper prophaneth the Memory of God in the World. But now a Christian that walks according to his Holy Calling, that is Holy in all manner of Conversation, he discovereth what a God he hath. 1 Pet. 2. 9. That ye should shew forth the Praises of him, who hath called you out of Darkness into his marvellous Light. We are not only to conceive, and make use of them to beget Fear and Reverence in our Hearts of the All-seeing God; but are to shew them forth, to evidence them to others: We should discover more than a Human Excellency, that so those which look upon us may say, these are the Servants of the Holy God.