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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, it heartily desires in all things that it shall do that it may lift up the glory of God; now this we do when in all things we have or do there is a disposition for the furtherance of Gods praise. All our life should be like a lantern to convey light to others; so the heart should desire that in all things Gods glory should be furthered, that we may do nothing but we might further Gods glory by it. Silver and gold are fit to stamp the Kings image upon; so, a mans practice should be good mettle to instamp Gods glory upon: not as painted windows to hinder the light, but to rebound the light. The Text saith, Herod did not give God the glory, the voice of God and not of man; he took the glory of God to himself, and did not give it to God. There be some kind of glasses will reflect a mans image, so there should be a conveying of glory from our selves to ⟨p. 16⟩God. Look as it is with a ball, the falling of it makes it rebound: so it should be with our hearts, they should rebound Gods glory when it falls upon us: This is a great skill. The Soul should have nothing but whereby God might be honoured. Any sinful course blemisheth Gods glory; any priding of a mans self furthers not Gods glory, but the soul should desire that in all, God might be acknowledged and glorified.
First, it heartily desires in all things that it shall doe that it may lift up the glory of God; now this we doe when in all things we have or doe there is a disposition for the furtherance of Gods praise. All our life should be like a lanthorne to convey light to others; so the heart should desire that in all things Gods glory should be furthered, that we may doe nothing but we might further Gods glory by it. Silver and gold are fit to stamp the Kings image upon; so, a mans practice should be good mettle to instamp Gods glory upon: not as painted windows to hinder the light, but to rebound the light. The Text saith, Herod did not give God the glory, the voice of God and not of man; he tooke the glory of God to himself, and did not give it to God. There be som kinde of glasses will reflect a mans image, so there should be a conveying of glory from our selves to ⟨p. 16⟩God. Look as it is with a ball, the falling of it makes it rebound: so it should be with our hearts, they should rebound Gods glory when it falls upon us: This is a great skill. The Soule should have nothing but whereby God might be honoured. Any sinfull course blemisheth Gods glory; any priding of a mans selfe furthers not Gods glory, but the soule should desire that in all, God might be acknowledged and glorified.