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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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Fourthly, the Angels do the will of God constantly; where they were they are, Mat. 18. They are daily before the face of God, they hold out and persevere to do Gods will. This should be our practise, though we cannot do it in that manner, and so much as they, yet endeavour for it: Continue to the death, (saith the Text,) and what then? I will give you the Crown of life. Our reward shall be for ever, let our labour be so, hold it out with constancy: A Saint should be four-square, the same for ever; the fruits of righteousness are according to the parts of the year, spring and harvest, autumn and winter; and the first fruits is fatness, not to fall back, to be good in good company; with professors, profess; and with swearers, curse; and with drunkards, be drunkards; and with Devils, be Devils; the blessed Angels do not thus: the Lord commends the good steward, Happy shall that servant be, that when his Master shall come, shall find so doing. When the Lord ⟨p. 37⟩shall come and find a Saint persevere to the end, he shall be blessed indeed: the Angels will out-bid us in the measure of performances of Gods will, but yet we should be speedy, and ready, and faithful, and constant as they: our hearts are holy in uprightness, although not in that measure of exactness, as theirs are.
Fourthly, the Angels do the will of God constantly; where they were they are, Mat. 18. They are daily before the face of God, they hold out and persevere to do Gods will. This should be our practise, though we cannot do it in that manner, and so much as they, yet endeavour for it: Continue to the death, (saith the Text,) and what then? I will give you the Crowne of life. Our reward shall be for ever, let our labour be so, hold it out with constancie: A Saint should be foure-square, the same for ever; the fruits of righteousnesse are according to the parts of the yeare, spring and harvest, autumne and winter; and the first fruits is fatnesse, not to fall back, to be good in good company; with professors, professe; and with swearers, curse; and with drunkards, be drunkards; and with Divels, be Divels; the blessed Angels do not thus: the Lord commends the good steward, Happie shall that servant be, that when his Master shall come, shall finde so doing. When the Lord ⟨p. 37⟩