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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.
How is this an Argument to prevail with GOD to forgive us, 1because we forgive others? where lies the force of the Argument? what virtue is there in this?
How is this an Argument to prevaile with GOD to forgive us, 1because wee forgive others? where lyes the force of the Argument? what vertue is there in this?
- 1Quest.
First, all the mercy I have, it is not firstly in my self, it is but a river and spring coming from the Sea, but mercy is firstly in thy self, the fountain and Sea of mercy is in thee: Now Lord if I have but some bowels of mercy, and some drops of that Ocean of mercy, and yet can forgive others; much more then thou the fountain of mercy canst forgive me. When the two servants fell out, the one pulled the other by the throat, and said, Pay me that thou owest me; now when the Master of that servant heard of it, he said, Oh thou wretch dost thou deal thus with him, when I deal so favourably with thee; and if a sinner must forgive his fellow brother seventy seven times, how much more the Lord the God of mercy? if he that hath but some mercy received from the fountain, much more the Lord the fountain it self.