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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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Thirdly, that the Lord would be pleased to send in the sweet of his blessing upon all the blessings and mercies he hath been pleased to bestow on us. The blessing of the Lord is the staff of bread. It is not enough to have these things: for, bread may choke us, the houses we inhabit may fall upon our heads, if they be not blessed to us. The covetous man is as if he had nothing, if the Lord let in but a secret curse and vein of vengeance into his soul. A man may have many outward blessings, ⟨p. 44⟩and yet have all the sweet took from him; yea, many times all that a man hath may be a torment to him; the Lord can take off all the sweet; therefore we pray and entreat that the Lord would give us the sweet of them, that they may be comfortable to us, as they are in themselves; that the Lord would give all, bless all, and preserve all, and sanctify all to us, that they may be all to us as they are in themselves.
Thirdly, that the Lord would be pleased to send in the sweet of his blessing upon all the blessings and mercies he hath been pleased to bestow on us. The blessing of the Lord is the staffe of bread. It is not enough to have these things: for, bread may choake us, the houses we inhabit may fall upon our heads, if they be not blessed to us. The covetous man is as if he had nothing, if the Lord let in but a secret curse and veine of vengeance into his soule. A man may have many outward blessings, ⟨p. 44⟩and yet have all the sweet tooke from him; yea, many times all that a man hath may be a torment to him; the Lord can take off all the sweet; therefore we pray and intreat that the Lord would give us the sweet of them, that they may be comfortable to us, as they are in themselves; that the Lord would give all, blesse all, and preserve all, and sanctifie all to us, that they may be all to us as they are in themselves.
What is meant by bread?1