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Hitherto of the Law.
Question.
VVHat is Prayer?
Answere.
It is a mouing of God the Father, in the name of his Son, by the power of his Spirit, with things agreeable to his will. Rom. 8.27. Ioh. 16.23.
Q. Where is the summe of this contained?
A. In the Lords Prayer.
Q. How is that divided?
A. Into a Preface, the Petitions, and the conclusion.
Q. What is the Preface?
A. It is the preparation of the heart in comming to God; for, as we are to come with boldnesse, so must wee also come with reuerence of his Maiestie that filleth the hea∣uens, Psal. 26.6. and 115.3. Eccl. 5.1. Isa. 66.1. Luk. 15.18.
Q. VVhat are the words?
A. Our father which art in heauen.
Q. How are the petitions devided?
A. They either concerne God, or our selues.
Q. How many concerne God?
A. Three
Q. How are they devided?
A. They either concerne his Glory, or the meanes of it.
Q. Which is the petition concerning his Glory?
A. Hallowed be thy name. Where we desire, that God in his nature, attributes, word, and workes, may be sanctified by vs, Leu. 10.3. Ezek. 38.23. Act. 12.23.
Q. What are the petitions concerning the meanes of his Glory?
A. Two; The comming of his kingdome, and the doing of his will.
Q. What is meant by thy Kingdome come?
A. That the kingdome of our Lord Iesus Christ, both by the inward working of his spirit, and also by the outward meanes, may be enlarged daily, vntill it be perfected at the comming of Christ to Iudgement. Psal. 122.6. Isa. 62.7. Rom. 14.17. 2 Thes. 3.1. 2 Tim. 4.8. Reu. 22.20.
Q. What is meant by the doing of Gods will vpon earth, as it is done in heauen.
A. That all obedience be giuen to God in the most holy and heauenly manner, Psal. 86.11. and. 119.36. Mal. 1.6. Act. 24.16. Rom. 8.29. 1 Thes, 4.3. And for want of ex∣act performance, daily prayer for pardon, with a com∣plaining of our wants, Psal. 143.2. Rom. 7.18.