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A brief exposition of the Lords PrayerA briefe exposition of the Lords Prayer
A brief exposition of the Lords Prayer: wherein the meaning of the word is laid open to the understanding of weak Christians, and what the carriage of their hearts ought to be in preferring each petition. / By Mr. Tho. Hooker preacher of Gods word.A briefe exposition of the Lords Prayer: wherein the meaning of the word is laid open to the understanding of weake Christians, and what the carriage of their hearts ought to be in preferring each petition. / By Mr. Tho. Hooker preacher of Gods word.
London: printed by Moses Bell for Benjamin Allen, 1645
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First, that whatever God makes known to be his will to bring upon us, we should willingly submit and yield unto it. If God would have me poor, when it is done, we should approve of the accomplishment of Gods will. It is the breach of many commandments, that when God thwarts our desire, we are unwilling it should be done: The wife is unwilling her husband should dye, and the husband that the wife should dye, never lost a man such a wife as I; this is professedly against this petition: We must imitate that of the good Prophet David, Psal. 39. I held my tongue and said nothing: Will the Lord have it not a word more? then his spirit yields presently, takes the stroke, doth not thwart the good will of the Lord, this is the practice of David, Eli, Hezekiah, It is the Lord, let him do what he will: Nay, our blessed Saviour himself saith, Not my will, but thy will be done. But this is the folly of our hearts; we take up Arms against Gods will; God would have us to be poor and we will be rich: This is not to do the will of God: Though God force us to do it, yet that is no thanks to us; Thus we sin desperately.
First, that whatever God makes known to be his will to bring upon us, we should willingly submit and yeeld unto it. If God would have me poore, when it is done, we should approve of the accomplishment of Gods will. It is the breach of many commandements, that when God thwarts our desire, we are unwilling it should be done: The wife is unwilling her husband should dye, and the husband that the wife should dye, never lost a man such a wife as I; this is professedly against this petition: We must imitate that of the good Prophet David, Psal. 39. I held my tongue and said nothing: Will the Lord have it not a word more? then his spirit yeelds presently, takes the stroke, doth not thwart the good will of the Lord, this is the practice of David, Eli, Hezekiah, It is the Lord, let him doe what he will: Nay, our blessed Saviour himselfe saith, Not my will, but thy will be done. But this is the folly of our hearts; we take up Armes against Gods will; God would have us to be poore and we will be rich: This is not to doe the will of God: Though God force us to doe it, yet that is no thankes to us; Thus we sinne desperately.