The compleat Christian, and compleat armour and armoury of a Christian, fitting him with all necessary furniture for that his holy profession, or, The doctrine of salvation delivered in a plain and familiar explication of the common catechisme, for the benefit of the younger sort, and others : wherein summarily comprehended is generally represented the truly orthodox and constant doctrine of the Church of England, especially in all points necessary to salvation / by W.S., D.D.

SECT. 8. The thirteenth Question.

The summe of the Lords Pray∣er, and

all the parts thereof, and petitions be∣fore rehear∣sed, epitomized, and hereby para∣lelled with the

answer to the thirteenth Question. As else the pre∣face both severally, and other pe∣titions ex∣plained. In the first

petition, hal∣lowing Gods name. The second petition. thy Kingdome come.

in all the parts and branches thereof, and 3. Petition, Thy will be done in earth as it is

in Heaven, so likewise explicated as the fourth petition for our

daily bread and ••. Petition, for forgive∣nesse of our sinnes as we forgive others,

and the 6. Petition, for delive∣rance from temptation, and

all evill, as those before, with the con∣clusion, and the whole do∣ctrine in

them com∣prised, thus epitomized and expla∣ned. An other man∣ner of exposition

of the same by some pro∣pounded, wherein the seven deadly sins in the seven Petitions; so

by them numbred, prayed against, and the opposite virtues desired, though ra∣ther

in very deed, in every of the petitions are

all the said vices and vertues, and all others whatsoever plainly de∣precated or desired:

1. VVHat desirest thou of God in this Prayer?

I desire my Lord God our heavenly Father, who is &c.

2. What is here in these words contained?

An exposition by way of paraphrase of the Lords Prayer; and so if we marke it, we may find all the parts and petitions of it delivered and ex∣pressed in other words a little more at large for our better understanding of the sense and meaning of the same.

3. How then shew you the parts, and petitions of it particularly?

1. The Preface of our Father which art in hea∣ven, in these words,

I desire my Lord God our heavenly Father who is the giver of all goodnesse.

2. The first Petition, Hallowed be thy name; The second Petition, Thy Kingdome come; The third Petition, Thy will be done, &c. That he will send his grace to me, and to all

people, that we may worship him, hallowing his name.

Serve him, in his Kingdome.

Obey him as we ought, according to his will.

3. The fourth petition, And give us this day our daily bread, in these words,

That he will send us all things necessary both for our soules and bodies.

4. The fifth petition, To forgive us our tres∣passes, as we forgive them, &c. in this,

That he will be mercifull unto us, and forgive us our sinnes.

5. The sixth petition, Not to lead us into temp∣tation, but to deliver us from evill, in these words:

That it may please him to save and defend us from all dangers ghostly and bodily; and from all sin and wickednesse, from our ghostly enemy, and from everlasting death.

6. The conclusion, For thine is the Kingdome, power and glory for ever and ever, Amen, in these words:

And this I trust hee will doe of his mercy and goodnesse in Jesus Christ our Lord; and therefore I say, Amen. So be it.

4. And how doe you more particularly shew the full exposition thereof?

By considering the substance, of what is inti∣mated or expressed in the severall parts and peti∣tions aforesaid.

5. How in the Preface?

In the confession, of the great mercy, love and compassion of our Father, as well as his Majesty and glory in the heavens, whither we are to ele∣vate our soules and eyes, considering our wants,

and miseries here on earth, and so we say and confesse Him

1. Father of mercy and consolation, and foun∣tain of goodnesse.

Light and Spirits, and so of our spirits.

2. Our father in Jesus Christ, and our loving and mercifull God.

3. Who is now and for ever the same, Alpha and Omega, the first and last.

4. In heaven, the Throne of his glory, by his powerfull presence, glorious Majesty.

The Kingdome of his Church by his graces.

The hearts of the faithfull by his holy Spirit.

And thus wee confesse him giver of all good∣nesse, and elevating our eyes and mindes to hea∣ven, say, Wee have lifted up our eyes unto the hills, from whence commeth our help, and to thee that dwellest in the heavens, in majesty, power and glory, most gracious God, and our loving fa∣ther which art in heaven.

6. How in the first Petition?

1. In our confession of Gods goodnesse; Thy name is worthy to receive all honour, O thou ho∣ly one of Israel, and holiest of all holies.

Our duty, and it is fit, O Lord, wee should set forth thy praise, and ever be telling of thy glory, and sanctifying thy name.

Our neglect; yet O Lord, we have not honou∣red thee as we ought, but rather many wayes pro∣phaned thy most holy name and word, and other means of our good; Lord we bewaile, and give us grace truly to lament our sinnes, negligences and offences.

2. In our requests, our petition and intercessi∣ons,

Lord, let thy name bee hallowed by us and all people, more conscionably in our lives and all our actions, that our tongues may shew forth thy praise and wondrous works, and that we may ever be doing good, and giving of thankes.

3. In our deprecation, O Lord, take evill out of our wayes, and remove all lying lips, and de∣ceitfull tongues, and keep us from blasphemy and all cursed speaking, and whatsoever may polute us, or prophane thy holy and sacred Name, that ought to be sanctified.

4. In our thanksgiving for all graces reeceived; so, O Lord, we remember those blessings besto∣wed on our souls, that we doe desire thy glory, or in any measure performe the same.

Others, that, O Lord, many on earth, doe with us sanctifie thy Name, shewing thy praise, and so consort with those holy Quires in the heaven, that doe ever sing thy honour.

Our blessed hope of continuance for ever in that holy course of sanctifying thy name, and that con∣fidence of that thy grace.

7. How in the second Petition?

1. In our confession of Gods glory; Thy king∣dome, O Lord, is an everlasting Kingdome, and thy dominion endureth throughout all ages: and thou, O Lord, art King for evermore.

Our duty, it is meet, O Lord, that wee should desire thy glory, and advancement of thy King∣dome.

Our neglect: but in stead thereof wee have neglected our duty, and in too many things we la∣ment our misdeeds, rather promoted the king∣dome of Satan.

2. In our petition and intercession of us all, that thy kingdome may come both by us and all people, thy kingdome may bee desired and pro∣moted, and that thou wilt

• 1. Governe thy universall kingdome to thy glory, and in the same erect,—
• 2. Enlarge and confirme thy kingdome of grace, and thereby also—
• 3. Perfect and hasten thy kingdome of glory, for the good of us and all Saints.

3. In our deprecation, that, O Lord, thou wilt bee pleased to remove all impediments of thy kingdome in us, and all others, and destroy the kingdome of Satan and Antichrist.

4. Thanks∣giving for the

• 1. The advancement of thy king∣dome, O Lord, both in thy univer∣sall government, and guiding all things to thy glory; and particular∣ly in thy kingdome of grace, for thy erecting, increasing, and resto∣ring the kingdome of Christ, and the Gospel.
• 2. The blessed hope wee have of thy everlasting kingdome of glory in the heavens.

8. How in the third Petition?

1. In our confession of Gods great power and authority, that thy will, O Lord, is the perfect rule of all right cousnesse and goodnesse, and so wor∣thy to be obeyed by all; as for thy wills sake they had a being, and all things are and were created.

Our duty, that it is just and meet that we and all creatures should obey thy will, and conforme our selves unto it.

In our defects, that we have been too negligent and disobedient children, and have gone astray from our mothers womb: it is too apparant, and we lament the same.

2. In our requests and intercession for our selves and others: Lord let thy secret will be done according to thy good pleasure, and thy revealed will so likewise, by us and all creatures, with rea∣dy, cheerfull, and willing obedience, here on earth as it is in heaven.

3. Deprecation: Remove, O Lord, all obsta∣cles, both of our stubborne and uncircumcised hearts, and whatsoever is displeasing to thee, ei∣ther in us or the world, as all sinne and disobe∣dience.

4. Thanksgiving for our selves, and that mea∣sure of obedience which wee are enabled unto, and for thy will accomplished in us for our good.

Others in the like sort, that doe thy will, or pa∣tiently suffer the same, and that thy Saints doe it jo, fully.

Our hope and assurance that it shall be fulfilled by us, and in us, to our comforts, though lesse per∣spicuously here, yet more perfectly hereafter in heaven.

9. How in the fourth Petition?

1. In our confession of 1. Gods bounty, That thou, O Lord, openest thy hand, and fillest all things living with good, feedest the hungry, the Lions and young Ravens that call upon thee, clo∣thest the Lillies, and refreshest all things with thy goodnesse.

2. Our duty to looke up to thee the spring of all comfort, and fountaine of living waters.

3. Our neglect, that, O Lord, wee have been too neglective and undutifull, we have not here∣in honoured thee, wee have fallen from thee, trusted to our strength, and arme of flesh, and un∣certaine riches, we bewaile our foolishnesse and offences.

II. In our request or petition and intercession for all other our necessities; Give us this day our daily bread, all necessaries for this life, yea, com∣fort both of body and soul, spirituall and tempo∣rall food and blessings, with comfort to eate our bread.

III. Deprecation of evill and famine; O Lord, to keep us from hunger and want, from plague, pestilence and famine, from battell and murder, and from sudden death, and all other misery, and wayes of the destroyer.

IV. Thankesgiving: 1. For ourselves and o∣thers; the peace, plenty and prosperity wee en∣joy, our daily food and comforts received both temporall and spirituall of our souls and bodies.

2. For our hope and assurance of his favour, and continuance of all blessings, that, O Lord, we, and all that are thine, may bee sure wee shall want no manner of thing that is good for body or soul, and we doe therefore praise thee, and will ever sing of thy mercies.

10. How in the fifth Petition?

1. Confession of Gods mercy, That there is mercy with thee, O Lord, and plenteous redemp∣tion, and therefore thou shalt be feared, and thou, O Lord, onely, canst absolutely forgive sinnes.

2. Confession of our duty, that we should flye to the shadow of thy wings for mercy to cover our transgressions, and wee ought to forgive our enemies.

3. Our neglects, that 1. O Lord, we have gone astray every way from thee, and have not hearke∣ned to thy law, and we are miserable sinners.

2. Our neglects, that we have not sought thee, or thy mercies, betimes, we have not repented as we ought; we lament both our sinnes and unre∣pentance.

3. Our neglects, that wee have not been mer∣cifull as wee ought, to bee the better assured and prepared for mercy, &c.

II. In our request and intercession: Lord for∣give us our trespasses, our sinnes and ignorances, our infirmities and presumptions, our unrepentant and unmercifull behaviour, as we desire that wee may have thy graces more freely hereafter, to per∣forme these things: and so, O Lord, make us to forgive others, that we may be forgiven.

III. Deprecation: Take from us, O Lord, our hard and stony hearts, and give us hearts of flesh, that we may obey thee, repent us of our sinnes, and forgive others as wee hope for forgivenesse from thee; remove sinne and all obstacles of mer∣cy or penitence, all unmercifulnesse and impeni∣tence.

IV. Thanksgiving: 1. For Gods mercies, that thou, O Lord, art so ready to forgive more then we to ask.

2. For his grace, that hee hath promised and as∣sured us his mercies in Christ, and hath so forgiven & sealed to us his forgivnes of our many misdeeds

3. For that measure of grace and repentance give us to fly from sin, desire repentance, shew mercy.

4. For our hope and assurance of his mercies, to our selves and others, and all graces to be con∣tinued here, and consummate in glory, where all teares shall be wiped from our eies, and in to∣ken of full forgivenesse, all misery done away.

9. How in the sixt Petition?

I. In our confession of

1. Gods graces, first preventing, to preserve us from evill, and temptation to sin.

Subsequent, to defend and keepe us in temp∣tations, from contagion of sin, and to deliver us from evill, or turne it to our good.

2. Our weaknesse, how apt to fall, unable to resist evill, or doe good, how ready to faile in temptation.

3. Our sufficiency in any measure from thee, O Lord, so O Lord, we confesse our weaknesse, with∣out thy graces, and that all our sufficiencie is from thee.

II. Our request or petition for our selves, and intercession for others,

O Lord, not lead, nor suffer us to fall, or leave us in any temptation whether of sin or calamity, to despaire, or forsake thee; but relieve us with thy saving graces, and turne the temptations to our good, and give a happy issue.

III. In our deprecation of all evill, included and infolded in the petition, the chiefe part of it, Lord remove all evill of temptation, sin, guilt or punishment; asswage the power and malice of the Divell, and deliver thy chosen, and Israel from all

their sins, and infirmities, and feare of the enemy.

Thanksgiving for all our temporall and spiritu∣all deliverances from all calamities, sinne and temptations to sinne, and happy issue given to such temptations or misfortunes.

Thanksgiving for his graces continually infu∣sed, and present with us in our distresses and mi∣series, whereby we are enabled to passe through, or beare them.

Thanksgiving for our hope and assurance of such further graces, and the continuance of them, that, O Lord, thou hast beene so powerfully pre∣sent with us, in all our needs and necessities, and wilt so continue, as having promised to be with thine to the end; Our fathers trusted in thee, and were delivered, and thou, O Lord, wilt deliver Israel from all her sinnes, as thou hast delivered thy Saints, and we will therefore praise thee with joyfull lips.

10. How in the conclusion?

In the voice of joy and thanksgiving, ascri∣bing all praise to him, and magnifying him, and his holy name; shewing that he only is worthy of all honour; and to whom wee are so particularly bound for his blessings, and so we, and all crea∣tures do acknowledge the might of the Majesty of his glory, the ground of our confidence, whereby we are assured to be heard; drawne from

1. Matter acknowledged his due, all

Kingdome, and dominion.

Power, and might.

Glory and Majesty.

2. Manner, originally, absolutely, and eter∣nally his, and at his dispose.

Circumstances of,

1. Person, thine, O gracious God, and loving Father in Jesus Christ.

2. Time and eternity, they are thine for ever and ever.

3. Certainty, in truth and indeed, as thou art true, and thy word, Yea and Amen.

And thus in this confidence, we conclude with the ascribing all praise and honour to him, in the way of thanksgiving for his mercies, and mani∣festation thereof, saying, For thine is Kingdome, power, and glory for ever and ever, Amen.

11. What other exposition of this Prayer can you briefly shew?

As some expound these six Petitions, by them to be divided into seven, to be understood in par∣ticular, so many deprecations against the seven deadly sins, and prayer for the vertues to them op∣posed, both in the generall, and in the branches.

12. In what manner?

The first Petition, Hallowed be thy name, that all pollution and luxury may be removed, and cha∣stity and temperance given, that so both our bo∣dies and soules may be fit and spotlesse temples of the Holy Ghost; and his holy name neither in us, or by our words, lives or actions dishonoured, or blasphemed.

The second Petition, Thy Kingdome come, that covetousnesse, and so the dominion of earthly things, as serving Mammon, may be removed, and contentednesse, peace and poverty of spirit, in hu∣mility may be given us, because, Blessed are the poore in spirit, for theirs is the Kingdome of hea∣ven.

The third Petition, Thy will be done, &c. that idlenesse, and loathing of goodnesse removed, and devotion and divine love given us, that in∣flamed therewith, we may be willing to perform obedience both in body and soule, and so Gods will done in earth, as it is in heaven.

The fourth Petition, Give us this day our daily bread, that gluttony and drunkennesse may be re∣moved, and sobriety and temperance given us, that having moderate necessaries to relieve and comfort us, we may there with be content, and possesse our soules, and the gaine of godlinesse.

The fifth Petition, Forgive us, &c. that all an∣ger and rancour or malice removed, charity and patience may be given us, that we forgiving o∣thers in love and mercy may be forgiven.

The sixt Petition, Lead us not into temptation, that pride whereby we seem especially to tempt God, and to be tempted, to leave God in all sin, may be removed, and humility given us, that not trusting in our owne strength, but in Gods, wee may be defended.

The seventh Petition, But deliver us from evill, that envie the malicious root of mischiefe, where∣by the Divell enoying at Adam, as man his God, (and his obedience and felicity neglected, sin so entred) may be removed, and love the foun∣taine, and grace the beginning of all good may be given; whereby we delivered from evill.

13. How is this exposition approved?

Though well and conveniently used, for the morall application, and tending to the planting of vertue, and supplanting of vice in all these capi∣tall heads, the seven deadly sins, and their Lernean

poyson, where with they infect the soule, yet not so fully accommodate to the textuall explication, whether in the letter or genuine sense and mea∣ning of the Text.

14. Wherefore say you so?

Because not only one of the same sinnes, in such severall petition, but in each petition rather, every one of the same seven deadly sins in the ge∣nerall, and most of them and their branches, are desired to be removed, and the opposite vertues planted, as may be seen & manifested in particular.

15. How is this seen or shewne?

1. As in the first Petition, Hallowed be thy name, all sinne is an unhallowing, or prophaning of Gods Image and name, and so prayed to be re∣moved, and virtue in generall planted.

2. As in the second Petition, Thy Kingdome come; all sinnes are the power and kingdome of Satan, which wee desire removed, and Gods Kingdome in virtues and graces to be plan∣ted.

3. As in the third Petition, Thy will be done, &c. as all virtue and grace in us, is Gods will, and al sin against it both in generall and in particular, we consequently desire, done or removed.

4. As in the fourth Petition, Give us, &c. as we desire moderation of contentednesse in god∣linesse, which can never be, but in the forsaking of all sin, and desire of grace and vertue.

5. As in the fifth Petition, Forgive us, &c. we pray expresly against all sinnes, and so for obtai∣ning of vertue.

6. As in the sixt Petition, or sixt and seventh Petition, Lead us not, &c. we desire most expres∣ly

not only the avoiding of all sinne and wicked∣nesse, but all temptations and provocations, or al∣lurements to it, as the way to it & to be delivered from all evill, in all the parts and members of the same, and so for all virtue, grace, and godlinesse.

16. It seemes then spirituall matters are desired in every one of the Petitions?

It is true, as most worthy our prayer to aske, and the giver to bestow; and as every Petition, either primarily in the full scope of it, or secon∣darily, even for our good, respect the glory of God.

17. And so in every of the Petitions, all virtues desired to be 〈◊〉〈◊〉, and sins to be removed?

It is true also, either in the full scope, & direct intention of most of them, or of necessary con∣sequence, as in the fourth Petition, as the exercise of one vertue cannot be rightly and truly had and possessed, without the habit or generall inclinati∣on to all of them; the vertues are so nearly united and chained together, and as without planting of the same, and supplanting of vice, in generall, wee can never truly aime at the glory of God, which ought to be the scope of every Petition, as we are taught also by the conclusion; For thince is Kingdome, power and glory, for ever and ever.

18. Is the conclusion therefore added?

Yes assuredly, and even full as directly for the reason of our desire and petition, as for the ground of our confidence to be heard, if not more, as their precedency in order seems to imply:

That primarily for the ground or reason of our desire.

That secondarily in order, or the ground of our

confidence, we say, For thine is the Kingdome, po∣wer, &c.

And for certainty of it, adde Amen.

19. What followeth?

The fifth and last part of the Catechisme, con∣cerning the doctrine of the Sacraments.