Christian religion

To teach us how smally earthly things are to be accounted in regard of heavenly; and therefore that our prayers for things of this life should be short ⟨p. 220⟩and further drawn out for the heavenly.

To teach vs how smally earthly things are to bee accounted in regard of heauenly; and therefore that our prayers for things of this life should bee short ⟨p. 220⟩and further drawne out for the heauenly.

Why then is the petition for the temporal things, put before the petition for spiritual?

Why then is the petition for the temporall things, put before the petition for spirituall?

First, because it is the manner of the Scriptures, commonly to put things first that are soonest dispatched. Secondly, that by experience of the smallest things, as a step or degree, we may climb up to higher. Whereby their hypocrisy is discovered, which pretend great assurance of forgiveness of sins, and of their keeping from the evil one, whereas they are distrustful of the things of this life. Thirdly, that in having aforehand earthly things, we may be the readier and more earnest to entreat for the spiritual: so our Saviour Christ healed the bodily diseases, to provoke all men to come to him for the cure of the spiritual.

First, because it is the maner of the Scriptures, commonly to put things first that are soonest dispatched. Secondly, that by experience of the smallest things, as a step or degree, wee may climbe vp to higher. Whereby their hypocrisie is discouered, which pretend great assurance of forgiuenes of sins, and of their keeping from the euill one, whereas they are distrustfull of the things of this life. Thirdly, that in hauing aforehand earthly things, we may bee the readier and more earnest to intreate for the spirituall: so our Sauiour Christ healed the bodily diseases, to prouoke all men to come to him for the cure of the spirituall.