Christs Prayer Expounded, Prayer 1 – Title page 2
A ſhort prayer vponupon the Lords prayer.
O Our Father: high in creation, ſwéete in louelove, rich in mercy. Which art in heauen: the glaſſe of eternitie, the crowne of incunditie, the treaſure of falicitie. Halowed be thy name: that if may be Honye to the mouth, Muſique to the eare, a fire in the heart. Thy kingdome come: pleaſant without mixture, ſafe without annoyance, ſure without loſſe. Thy will be done: that we may flye that thou hateſt, louelove that thou loueſt, and by thée doe that thou commandeſt. In earth as it is in heauen: willingly, readily, faithfullie. GiueGive vsus this day our dayly bread: neceſſarie for this life, not ſuperfluous for our delightes, nor wanting to our neceſſities. And forgiue vsus our debts: againſt thée, our neighbour, and our ſelfe. As wee forgiue our debters: who hauehave wronged vsus in our body, goods, name. And lead vsus not into temptation: of the world, fleſh, diuell. But deliuer vsus from euill: paſt, preſent, to come; ſpirituall, corporall, eternall. And this we aſke, becauſe thine is the Kingdome, for thou ruleſt al: Power, for thou canſt doe all: and glory, for thou giueſt all: nowe, whilſt wee liue, and for euer, whilſt we ſhall liue. Amen: neyther doubt we, but that we ſhall certainly obtaine theſe things; becauſe thou art louing as our father, and powerfull in heauen. Thou ſaiſt Amen, by commanding, art Amen, by performing; we ſay Amen, by beléeuing and hoping: ſay but the word and we ſhall be cured.
Dauid tentatur, tentatus orat, orans
Liberatur, liberatus gratias agit.
Auguſt.
Dauid is tempted, being tempted he prayeth, praying is deliuered, and being deliuered, he giueth thankes.
This is the ſumme both of Dauids Pſalmes, and the Lords prayer.
Math. 26.41.
Watch and pray that you fall not into temptation.
Errata pag. 60. lin. 14. and line 20. for beates, reade leaues. & pag. 76. lin. 9. that Dauid, read euen Dauid, lin. 14. our God, read God once, line. 18. reape reade heape.
A Chriſtian Directed.
AT LONDON Printed for William Cotton. 1606.