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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A03697	Points of instruction for the ignorant as also, an expositition on the ten commandements, and the Lords Prayer, by questions and answeres. With an examination before our comming to the Lords table. And a short direction for spending of time well. By Robert Horne.	Horne, Robert, 1565-1640.; Horne, Robert, 1565-1640. aut	1617 (1617)	STC 13824; ESTC S120917	35,674	114

and Answeres WHat is Prayer A religious calling vpon the name of GOD by Petition or with praise What parts hath Prayer Two as Petition and giuing of Thankes What call you petition A faithfull calling vpon the name of God by request or with suite to procure some good or to preuēt some euil What do you gather of this That God only is to be prayed vnto and in faith also that with him are the 〈◊〉 both of opening all good to vs and of shutting all euill from vs. So much for petition what call you giuing of thanks A 〈◊〉 returne of all our receits to God with confession of his power in all and praise for all What difference doe you put betweene prayer and praise Prayer 〈◊〉 what we want and praise confesseth what wee haue and from whom What doe you obserue here When God openeth his treasurie wee must open our mouthes that is when he giueth his blessings we must both acknowledge them and be thankfull for them but so as when he showreth blessings to vs wee do not drop thanks to him that is praise him flew●… when he giues to vs plenteously What is true thankfulnesse 〈◊〉 the saying but the giuing of hanks and not thanks in word but thankfulnesse in true obedience to the Word and not cold thanks but zelous from the heart and faithfull with a single heart and thanks in chee●…ull manner and with continuance not niggardly and which hath soone done Where haue we the best patterne of prayer and praise In that absolute most holy forme of prayer which we commonly call the Lords prayer What do you obserue therein The preface and prayer itselfe What are the words of the preface Our Father which art in Heauen that is thou that art ready to helpe vs being the Father of Christ by Nature and in Christ our 〈◊〉 by Grace and art not only ready but able so to be hauing thy dwelling in heauen heare vs. What do these words teach To come to God onely and to come to him as to a Father with boldnesse and yet with reuerence because hee is in heauen and his 〈◊〉 〈◊〉 the heauen VVhat say you of the prayer it selfe It is in the seuerall petitions or confirmation of them What say you of the petitions They are such as belong to Gods glory or our owne necessities What are they that belong to Gods glorie They are such as concerne the aduancement of his glory or the meanes VVhat petition concerneth the aduancement of his glorie The first which is halowed be thy name VVhat doe you obserue therein The meaning and thing taught What is the meaning That God in his person titles works word Sacraments holy ordinances and whole religion may rightly be honoured and euer glorified Also that his name may be halowed in our good liues and gedly talke to the edifying of our neighbour in loue What is the thing taught That they pray wickedly who say halowed be thy name and yet are ordinary prophaners of Gods name that is of his titles Word Sacraments attributes of mercy and iudgement works of Creation and prouidence Sabboths and other ordinances Likewise who abuse his creatures to sinne and neuer reuerence his power as common swearers common and intolerable despisers of GODS word and 〈◊〉 all polluters of their owne bodies with Adulterie or Fornication all filthy talkers and euill liuers common drunkards and other common and ordinary mockers or not regarders of Gods strange and fearefull acts So much for the Petition about the aduancement of Gods glory what are they that concerne the meanes The two next Petitions VVhat is the first of them Thy kingdome come What do you obserue therein The meaning and thing taught What is the meaning That the kingdome of grace in the Church by the aduanced scepter of the meanes inward and outward as the Spirit and Word preached with all other holy meanes may be set vp in honour and that Christ would be pleased to hasten his comming to iudgement which is the kingdome of glory that we pray for here What is the thing taught That their prayers are sinnes who are enemies to those means not liuing in the spirit and opposing to preachers Also who 〈◊〉 to pull downe Gods Church by their sinnes neither wishing the prosperity of it nor welfare of the 〈◊〉 that are Fathers to ●…t and who put the day of the LORD farre from them by their security in sinning So much for the first of those petitions which concerne the meanes of Gods glorie what is the second The second is in these wo●…s Thy will be done in earth c. What do you obserue therein The meaning and thing taught What i●… the meaning That the Will of GOD in his word may bee not spoken of only or professed but done and done cheerfully and willingly with all faithfulnesse and consta●…cie by vs men on earth as it is by the Angels and Saints in Heaue●… What is the thing taught That they pray in sinne and against themselues who say to God thy will be done and do their owne or Satans will or doe Gods will with no good will nor readinesse being not chearefull doers of the lawe but enemies to such and so as Gods will is done in them as in the diuels not by them So much for the Petitions that concerne Gods glory what say you of those that concerne our owne necessiries They concern the things of this life or of that to come VVhat is that that concerneth the things of this li●… The fourth next Petition which is Giue vs this day our c. What do you obserue therein The meaning and thing taught What is the meaning That God would giue vnto vs walking in our callings al things needfull for our present temporall life whether for necessity or honest delights and that he would remoue or put backe all things that may hurt or hinder it as sicknesse famine of bread plague of pestilence warres and the like with a reseruation to his good pleasure in any or in all What is the thing taught That they pray without faith and in no good manner who will be their own caruers in these things or who hauing the blessings of this life hide their hearts in them making them not glasses but veiles to God that is meanes by abuse not to remember but vtterly to neglect the giuer So much for that petition which concerneth the necessities of this life what are they that concerne the necessities of the life to come The two next Petitions What is the first of them Forgiue vs our trespasses seeing that euen we c. What do you obserue therein The meaning and thing taught What is the meaning That God will not lay our sinnes to our charge and that in Christ he will forgiue them and the punishment due vnto them or that he will iustifie vs