A plaine and familiar exposition on the Lords prayer first preached in divers sermons, the substance whereof, is now published for the benefit of the church / by I.D. ...

NOw it followeth that we consider of the Prayer it selfe, which consisteth of six severall Petitions.

The three first of them concerning chiefly the Glorie of God.

The three last, the benefit and comfort of his Children.

Touching the meaning of the first Petition,* 1.1 Hallowed be thy Name: we must understand that by the Name of God, is signified all those things* 1.2 whereby he is made knowne unto the sonnes of men, as namely, his properties, and Attributes, his wonderfull workes of creation, of redemption, and of preservation: as also his holy word and blessed Sacraments, which doe carry a goodly stampe and print of the nature of God, and doe liuely expresse and manifest what manner of one he is unto mankind, and unto all his creatures.

As for the word Hallowed, We must know* 1.3 that to hallow, is to set a-part a thing from the common use to some proper end, and therefore, to sanctifie and hallow the name of God, is to set it apart from all abuses to an holy and reverent use. So that when we pray Hallowed be thy Name, it is thus much in effect.

Lord let thy Attributes, thy workes, and thine Ordinances be so knowne, esteemed, and embraced,

both of mee and of all thine elect people, that thou maist haue all due honor and glory: and let all the plots and practices of the devill, and his Instru∣ments tending to the contrary, bee utterly brought to nought, and made to serue for the greater magni∣fying of thy glorious Name.

Notes

• * 1.1

  1. Petition.
• * 1.2

  What is to be understood by the name of God.
• * 1.3

  Hallowing Gods name what it is.