An exposition of the Lords Prayer made in diuers lectures, and now drawne into questions and answers for the greater benefite of the simpler sort: whereunto is prefixed a briefe treatise of prayer for all men. Published at the request of diuers godly and well disposed: by W. B. minister of the Word at Reading in Barkshire.

Which art in heauen.

Q. These wordes [which art] are the wordes of one speaking vnto another, and not of another, what may wée learne by that?

A. They shewe the Churches priui∣ledge, which is such, that euery true child of God may haue free accesse vnto God by Christ, and may not onely speake of God, but vnto God himselfe.

Q. What vse may wee make of this poynt?

A. The vse of this point is foure fold.

Two waies against the Papists.

Two waies for our selues.

Q. How may it serue against the Pa∣pistes?

A. 1. It teacheth vs that (seeing as we talke with God himselfe,) therefore wee need no Images to put vs in mind of him: for what neede one haue a picture to put him in mind of him with whome he is con∣uersant, and in conference?

2. It teacheth vs that we need no other mediatours then Christ, to goe vnto God

for vs, seeing as we speake in prayer vnto God our selues.

Q. That is verie true: nowe what vse maye wée make of it for our selues?

A. 1. It is a comfort to the children of GOD, to remember that their pray∣ers goe straight from their lippes into the eares of the Lorde, and are not spilt vpon the ground.

2. This poynt must bee our instru∣ction: and it serueth to breede in vs re∣uerence, and a care what to speake, and in what manner to speake, or doe, be∣cause wee are alwaies in the Lordes hea∣ring