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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.
The acts of the heart are two,1 whereby it sets forth the glory of God.
- 1Answ.
First, in all services a man should not be quiet in ⟨p. 17⟩his affections and endeavours till he comes to the highest pitch, that is, Gods glory. All actions are in the way one towards another; as a pair of stairs, one goes from another and above the other. A man should go higher and higher till Gods glory mounts and surmounts them all. As a Minister first studies to teach the people, that they may be informed, but why informed? that they may appear to be Christs, and that Gods grace may appear in their conversations: the soul never rests till it be here. A man goes to prayer in his Family, and why so? that he may show God in his courses. The servant sends for his wages, and so is gone, and where is God all this while? This should be our desire, that in all our actions God may be discovered to be the Author, and to have the honour of all.
First, in all services a man should not be quiet in ⟨p. 17⟩his affections and endeavours till he comes to the highest pitch, that is, Gods glory. All actions are in the way one towards another; as a payre of stayres, one goes from another and above the other. A man should goe higher and higher till Gods glory mounts and surmounts them all. As a Minister first studies to teach the people, that they may bee informed, but why informed? that they may appeare to be Christs, and that Gods grace may appeare in their conversations: the soule never rests till it be here. A man goes to prayer in his Family, and why so? that he may shew God in his courses. The servant sends for his wages, and so is gone, and where is God all this while? This should be our desire, that in all our actions God may be discovered to bee the Author, and to have the honour of all.