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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
AN EXPOSITION OF THE Lord's-Prayer. › Thy Will be done on Earth, as it is in Heaven.
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.
II. Let's come to the Circumstances of the Petition, [In Earth, as it is in Heaven.]
First, The Place, wherein also the Persons are noted, in Earth, that is by the Men which live upon Earth. Why is this mentioned on Earth?
1. The Earth is a place of our Exercise and Trial, and now is the time to show our Self-denial, and our Obedience to God, to deny our own Will, and do the Will of God; John 17. 4. I have glorified thee upon Earth. This is a Work that must not be suspended until we come to Heaven: it will not be thank-worthy then, when there is no Interruption, no Trouble, no Molestation there: but here, I have glorified thee on Earth, where so few mind the Work, and where there are so many Distractions and Temptations to divert us.
1. The Earth is a place of our Exercise and Trial, and now is the time to shew our Self-denial, and our Obedience to God, to deny our own Will, and do the Will of God; Iohn 17. 4. I have glorified thee upon Earth. This is a Work that must not be suspended until we come to Heaven: it will not be thank-worthy then, when there is no Interruption, no Trouble, no Molestation there: but here, I have glorified thee on Earth, where so few mind the Work, and where there are so many Distractions and Temptations to divert us.