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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.
Now we come to the frame of the heart that we should bring before God, 1that so we may be fit to receive the good we sue for at the hand of God. Now wherein doth it appear?
Now wee come to the frame of the heart that we should bring before God, 1that so wee may be fit to receive the good we sue for at the hand of God. Now wherein doth it appeare?
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First, when we desire that the Lord would not let us be drawn aside, nor led into temptation, we must labour to avoid all occasions as may be too strong for us or like to prevail over us. In vain we desire to be delivered from evil, when we rush into evil and into temptations. He that should take pitch into his hand,