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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
Title page typeset from the transcription.
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.
First, the soul must see and acknowledge it self guilty of those sins that appear in this life: we ⟨p. 64⟩must see our selves stand in need of forgiveness: now we cannot do this till we see our selves faulty. He that owes nothing, what need he crave forgiveness? So forgiveness of sins implies that we are guilty of sin and liable to the punishment due to sin, They that confess sin and forsake it shall find mercy, pro. 28.14. first find out thy sins, then find Gods mercy, 1 Cor. 11. If we would judge our selves, we should not be judged. He that would have GOD forgive him, must not forgive himself; if we judge our selves, GOD will not judge us. As a Malefactor that sticks to his own innocency, and will not acknowledge any guilt, in vain he desires to be forgiven: So a sinner or Malefactor before GODS Tribunal, if he will not confess his sin, he shall never find mercy at the hand of the LORD. Therefore I cannot see how a Papist can beg this, when as he thinks he can satisfy GODS Justice himself.
First, the soule must see and acknowledge it selfe guilty of those sinnes that appeare in this life: wee ⟨p. 64⟩must see our selvs stand in need of forgivenes: now we cannot doe this till we see our selves faulty. He that owes nothing, what need he crave forgivenesse? So forgivenesse of sinnes implyes that wee are guilty of sinne and lyable to the punishment due to sinne, They that confesse sinne and forsake it shall finde mercy, pro. 28.14. first finde out thy sins, then find Gods mercy,