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Now of this word, Our.
Q. Why doth the Lord Iesus teach vs to say, Our Father, rather then my father?
A. For diuers causes:
- 1. To teach vs that true prayer is tied to Church of God onely,* 1.1 and therefore requireth of necessitie vnitie with the same.
Q. What reason can you giue for this?
A. My reason is this: We cannot pray aright▪ except God be our father in Christ; if God be our father in Christ, then we be his children; if wee bee his children, then are we also brethren to his children; if we bee brethren to them; then haue wee true faith and loue; if wee haue true faith and loue, then are we knit to Christ, and one to another: if we bee so, then are wee of the true Church of Christ.
Q. What is wee were not of the Church?
A. They that are not of the Church, can