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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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Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Secondly, it shows a man must be content with his allowance; his desire should not be catching after future things, we beg not for our monthly and quarterly bread, but daily bread, enough for the present time.
Secondly, it shewes a man must be content with his allowance; his desire should not be catching after future things, we beg not for our monthly and quarterly bread, but daily bread, enough for the present time.
Thirdly, it implies, that we must pray for this daily bread, every day: A man must be daily begging of the Lord. This is the meaning of this day. Gather then up all, and the sum returns to thus much; we in this Petition beseech the Lord, that all good things that concern life, good name, or food, may be supplied to us, and that we may have a spiritual right to them in Christ, and a politic right to them between man and man, that we may have more then barely enough, not to wring from others, to be content with the least pittance, and daily and continually to beg for these things we want and stand in need of.1
Thirdly, it implies, that wee must pray for this daily bread, every day: A man must be daily begging of the Lord. This is the meaning of this day. Gather then up all, and the summe returnes to thus much; we in this Petition beseech the Lord, that all good things that concern life, good name, or food, may be supplyed to us, and that we may have a spirituall right to them in Christ, and a politicke right to them between man and man, that we may have more then barely enough, not to wring from others, to be content with the least pittance, and daily and continually to beg for these things we want and stand in need of.1
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