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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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A brief EXPOSITION OF THE LORDS PRAYER.A briefe EXPOSITION OF THE LORDS PRAYER.
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, instance thus, look abroad into the creatures, and in all you shall see a power and a goodness: Now from whence came this power? The power of Beasts came not from the power of trees and the like, but there was a first power which gave all power to the creatures: The Creator is infinitely more powerful then the creature.
Secondly, instance thus, looke abroad into the creatures, and in all you shall see a power and a goodnesse: Now from whence came this power? The power of Beasts came not from the power of trees and the like, but there was a first power which gave all power to the creatures: The Creator is infinitely more powerfull then the creature.
There is goodness also in the creatures; all that came from the first goodness, that let out it self; now that which lets forth it self to the creature, is in the Creator infinitely above the creature; that is, the Lord. Thus you must quit your selves of an image; he that gives all, is above all; God gives all, therefore he is above all; and to that God I put up my petition.
There is goodnesse also in the creatures; all that came from the first goodnesse, that let out it selfe; now that which lets forth it selfe to the creature, is in the Creator infinitely above the creature; that is, the Lord. Thus you must quit your selves of an image; he that gives all, is above all; God gives all, therefore he is above all; and to that God I put up my petition.