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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.
To deliver from evil implies three things:
To deliver from evil implyes three things:
First, we pray that the LORD would prevent all those occasions, and strugglings, and distempers of sin that trouble us; these we pray against, to wit, that he would take off these distempers, whereby sin would lay siege against the Soul; that he would remove those things that would remove us from him. This is that wisdom promiseth, Prov. 6.21. She will keep and walk with them that walk with her, and she will keep him from the way of the wicked woman. Sin is like a Harlot, therefore the LORD is pleased to express it after that manner. Now it is the mercy of the LORD that he will turn our eyes from beholding of vanity; That there may not be in us the violence of sin assaulting us: We pray also that we may not come into the Battle, if it be possible; and that sin, or pollution, may not come in against us.
First, wee pray that the LORD would prevent all those occasions, and struglings, and distempers of sinne that trouble us; these wee pray against, to wit, that hee would take off these distempers, whereby sinne would lay siege against the Soule; that hee would remove those things that would remove us from him. This is that wisdome promiseth, Prov. 6.21. Shee will keepe and walke with them that walke with her, and shee will keepe him from the way of the wicked woman. Sinne is like a Harlot, therefore the LORD is pleased to expresse it after that manner. Now it is the mercie of the LORD that he will turne our eyes from beholding of vanity; That there may not bee in us the violence of sinne assaulting us: Wee pray also that wee may not come into the Battaile, if it bee possible; and that sinne, or pollution, may not come in against us.