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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.
Thy Kingdom come.
THE first Petition concerneth the End, the rest the means. Now among all the Means, none hath such a near and immediate respect to the Glory of God as Christ's Kingdom; for here there is more of God discovered, more of his infinite Grace, Justice, Wisdom, and Power, than possibly can be elsewhere: All other things are for the Church, and the Church for Christ as Head and King, and Christ for God, 1 Cor. 3. 22, 23. So that Christ's Kingdom is the primary Means of advancing God's Glory; and therefore among all the Means it must be sought in the first place, Mat. 6. 33. Seek first the Kingdom of God. ⟨p. 179⟩First, not above the Glory of God, it doth not come in competition with that, but above all other things whatsoever, before Pardon and Grace.
In the Words observe three things.
1. We grant [a Kingdom.] 2. By way of Distinction and Appropriation, we say [Thy Kingdom.] 3. By way of Supplication, we beg of God that it [may Come.]