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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.
Our Father.
First, observe that it is the term of relation, and it is in two things: 1. Consider the sense of the words. 2. The Motives.
FIrst, observe that it is the tearme of relation, and it is in two things: 1. Consider the sense of the words. 2. The Motives.
For the sense of the words, three things are implied.
For the sense of the words, three things are implyed.
First, a propriety: an interest we have to challenge in special, not as one friend to another, or one neighbour to another, or the like; but he is our Father; as we say it is our Land, so when we say Our Eather, we imply a special claim to God; all that compassion and mercy in God is mine, as Nabal said It is my meat. 1The word my implies a possession, Deut. 32. Our God is not like the gods of the Heathens: and as Job saith, My Redeemer liveth.