44. 45. 46 The three other he severally declareth. In the fourth petition, we desire God to give us all things necessary for our necessity, and where we ⟨image 183⟩are commanded to ask our daily bread, thereby is meant that we must be content with the quantity which our heavenly father vouchsafeth to give unto us, and not to seek for gain by unlawful crafty means. Again it is made ours by title of gift, because neither our diligence, nor our travel, nor our hands do by them selves get us any thing, unless the blessing of God be present, yea the plenty of bread, should nothing at all profit us, unless it were by God turned to our nourishment: finally, our Saviour Christ hath set the inferior things in the first place, to the intent to lift us up by degrees: to the other two petitions which do properly belong to the heavenly life, wherein he had regard to our grossness. In the fifth petition, we desire that our sins may be forgiven us,1 that he will not lay them to our charge, nor the punishment due for them: But that he will accept the death and passion of Christ as the full satisfaction for our sins, that we may have a full assurance hereof in ⟨p. 176⟩our consciences, that the punishment of our sins is fully discharged in Christ only, and therefore that we need no other satisfactory means, and that they are as freely forgiven us, as we forgive others: and that we may love one another from the bottom of our harts all revenge set aside. In the sixth, we pray to be furnished with such weapons,2 and defended with such succour that we may be able to get the victory for we stand in need not only of the grace of the Spirit, which may soften, bow, and direct our hearts to the obedience of GOD, but also of his help whereby he may make us invincible against all the traitorous entrappings and violent conflicts of Satan.
44. 45. 46 The thrée other hee seuerally declareth. In the fourth petition, we desire God to geue vs all things necessary for our necessitie, and where we ⟨image 183⟩are commanded to ask our daily bread, thereby is ment that wée must bee content with the quantitie which our heauenly father vouchsafeth to geue vnto vs, and not to séeke for gaine by vnlawfull craftie meanes. Againe it is made ours by title of gift, because neither our diligence, nor our trauell, nor our handes doe by them selues get vs any thing, vnlesse the blessing of God be present, yea the plentie of bread, shoulde nothing at all profit vs, vnlesse it were by God turned to our nourishment: finally, our Sauiour Christ hath set the inferiour thinges in the first place, to the intent to lift vs vp by degrées: to the other two petitions which doe properly belong to the heauenly life, wherin he had regard to our grossenesse. In the fift petition, we desire that our sinnes may bée forgiuen vs,1 that hée will not lay them to our charge, nor the punishment due for them: But that hée will accept the death and passion of Christ as the full satisfaction for our sinnes, that wée may haue a full assurance héereof in ⟨p. 176⟩our consciences, that the punishment of our sinnes is fully discharged in Christ only, and therfore that we néede no other satisfactorie meanes, and that they are as fréely forgiuē vs, as we forgiue others: and that we may loue one another from the bottome of our harts all reuenge set aside. In the sixth, wée pray to be furnished with such weapōs,2 and defended with suche succour that we may bee able to get the victorie for wée stande in néede not onely of the grace of the Spirit, which may soften, bowe, and direct our heartes to the obedience of GOD, but also of his helpe whereby hee may make vs inuincible against all the traiterous entrappings and violent conflictes of Satan.
- 1Jere. 31.33 Rom. 3.29Iere. 31.33 Rom. 3.29
- 2Rom. 16.20 1. Tim. 4.17
