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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. › Give us this day our daily Bread. › APPLICATION.
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.
As these Blessings come from God, let them carry up your Heart to God again. As all Rivers they run from the Sea, and they discharge themselves into the Sea again; so let all be returned to God with Thankfulness, with acknowledgements that you have received them from God. I shall urge it with one Example; Jesus Christ, though he were Heir, Lord of all things, Who thought it no Robbery to be equal with God; yet you find him ever giving Thanks when he used the Creatures; Mat. 15. 36. And it is the main thing John taketh notice of, and passeth by the Miracle, John 6. 23. Where they did eat Bread, after that the Lord had given Thanks. Nigh to Tiberias there was the place where our Lord fed many with five Loaves and two Fishes; but he only saith this, where they did eat Bread, after that the Lord had given Thanks: he saw this was a notable Circumstance, so he doth but cursorily mention the Miracle, only calls it eating Bread, but expressly mentioneth Christ's blessing the Creature. He would teach us, that the blessing of all Enjoyments is in God's Hand.
As these Blessings come from God, let them carry up your Heart to God again. As all Rivers they run from the Sea, and they discharge themselves into the Sea again; so let all be returned to God with Thankfulness, with acknowledgments that you have received them from God. I shall urge it with one Example; Jesus Christ, though he were Heir, Lord of all things, Who thought it no Robbery to be equal with God; yet you find him ever giving Thanks when he used the Creatures; Mat. 15. 36. And it is the main thing Iohn taketh notice of, and passeth by the Miracle, Iohn 6. 23. Where they did eat Bread, after that the Lord had given Thanks. Nigh to Tiberias there was the place where our Lord fed many with five Loaves and two Fishes; but he only saith this, where they did eat Bread, after that the Lord had given Thanks: he saw this was a notable Circumstance, so he doth but cursorily mention the Miracle, only calls it eating Bread, but expresly mentioneth Christ's blessing the Creature. He would teach us, that the blessing of all Injoyments is in God's Hand.