The works of the Reverend and learned John Lightfoot D. D., late Master of Katherine Hall in Cambridge such as were, and such as never before were printed : in two volumes : with the authors life and large and useful tables to each volume : also three maps : one of the temple drawn by the author himself, the others of Jervsalem and the Holy Land drawn according to the author's chorography, with a description collected out of his writings.

VERS. IV.

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And lead us not into temptation.

I Am much deceived if this petition is not, amongst other things, and indeed principal∣ly and in the first place directed against the visible apparitions of the Devil, 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉. The evil one: as also his actual obsessions: by which the phrase of God's leading us into temptation is very much sof••ned.

The Doxology For thine is the Kingdom, &c. is le•••• out, because it was our Savi∣ours intention in this place to deliver to them a Form of Prayer merely petitionary, for which very same reason also Amen is omitted too. d 1.1 For 〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉〈 in non-Latin alphabet 〉, He shall say Amen at thy giving of thanks. And indeed they commonly ended all their Prayers, even those that consisted most of Petition, with Thanksgiving and Benediction; concluding in this manner, Blessed be them O Lord who hast thus done, or thus commanded, or the like, and then was it answered by all, Amen. This we may observe in those Psalms that conclude any portion of that Book, and end with Amen e 1.2, upon what sub∣ject soever the Psalmist is ingaged, either throughout the whole Psalm, or immediately before the bringing ••orth of Amen, still he never doth mention Amen, without some fore∣going

Doxology and Benediction, Blessed be the Lord God, &c. Amen and Amen. In St. Matthew therefore we find Amen, because there is the Doxology: In St. Luke it is wanting because the Doxology is so too. You may see more of this in Notes upon Matth. VI.

Notes

• d 1.1

  1 Cor. XIV. 16.
• e 1.2

  ••••e Psalm XII, ••••. XXII, & IXXXIX, & ••••••.