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A00778 A profitable exposition of the Lords prayer, by way of questions and answers for most playnnes together with many fruitfull applications to the life and soule, aswell for the terror of the dull and dead, as for the sweet comfort of the tender harted. By Geruase Babington. With a table of the principall matters conteyned in this booke. Babington, Gervase, 1550-1610. 1588 (1588) STC 1090; ESTC S101499 244,374 582

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pray_v for_o that_o we_o also_o even_o of_o love_n may_v do_v his_o will_n hear_v you_o also_o what_o saint_n hierome_n say_v petimus_fw-la ut_fw-la imitetur_fw-la angelos_n humana_fw-la fragilitas_fw-la pelagianos_fw-la et_fw-la voluntas_fw-la domini_fw-la competatur_fw-la in_o terra_fw-la we_o desire_v of_o the_o lord_n that_o man_n frailty_n may_v imitate_v the_o angel_n &_o the_o will_n of_o y_fw-fr e_o lord_n may_v be_v do_v in_o earth_n full_o and_o in_o deed_n so_o it_o be_v for_o we_o do_v not_o in_o this_o petition_n desire_v that_o some_o part_n of_o his_o will_n may_v be_v do_v for_o it_o become_v we_o to_o fulfil_v all_o righteousness_n matth._n 3.15_o but_o that_o all_o even_o full_o and_o whole_o may_v be_v perform_v and_o a_o half_a righteousness_n or_o obedience_n be_v neither_o righteousness_n nor_o obedience_n 2.10_o as_o saint_n james_n teach_v us._n non_fw-la sufficit_fw-la christiano_n si_fw-la unam_fw-la partem_fw-la iusliciae_fw-la impleat_fw-la cvi_fw-la utraque_fw-la praecipitur_fw-la it_o suffice_v not_o gelatium_fw-la say_v saint_n hierom_n that_o a_o christian_a fulfil_v y_z e_o one_o part_n of_o righteousness_n when_o as_o both_o be_v enjoin_v he_o for_o vera_fw-la et_fw-la plena_fw-la fides_fw-la universa_fw-la praecepta_fw-la complectitur_fw-la 77._o true_a and_o full_a faith_n comprehend_v all_o the_o commandment_n say_v another_o yea_o further_o we_o be_v not_o only_o by_o duty_n bind_v to_o do_v all_o but_o with_o all_o affection_n also_o with_o all_o our_o heart_n with_o all_o our_o soul_n and_o with_o all_o our_o strength_n for_o nec_fw-la leprosa_fw-la obedientia_fw-la nec_fw-la canina_fw-la patientia_fw-la commendatur_fw-la nam_fw-la velint_fw-la nolint_fw-la non_fw-la modò_fw-la homines_fw-la sed_fw-la etiam_fw-la daemon_n et_fw-la faciunt_fw-la et_fw-la patiuntur_fw-la quod_fw-la providentia_fw-la summa_fw-la disposuit_fw-la qui_fw-la inscij_fw-la &_o nescientes_fw-la dei_fw-la voluntatem_fw-la faciunt_fw-la eorum_fw-la 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blood_n and_o your_o finger_n with_o iniquity_n etc._n etc._n now_o then_o to_o the_o word_n themselves_o if_o you_o think_v good_a and_o of_o they_o in_o order_n for_o that_o be_v plain_a the_o first_o word_n be_v forgive_v of_o itself_o so_o plain_a that_o it_o need_v not_o any_o explication_n etc._n and_o therefore_o not_o stand_v in_o that_o sort_n upon_o it_o let_v we_o consider_v the_o conclusion_n that_o arise_v thereof_o to_o a_o christian_a mind_n that_o careful_o weigh_v what_o god_n have_v speak_v first_o than_o it_o contain_v a_o plain_a confession_n of_o our_o miserable_a estate_n unto_o the_o lord_n and_o so_o teach_v we_o that_o before_o pardon_n and_o forgiveness_n aught_o to_o go_v a_o true_a faithful_a and_o unfeigned_a acknowledge_v of_o our_o evil_n whatsoever_o for_o why_o shall_v god_n vouchsafe_v to_o pardon_v what_o we_o not_o able_a in_o truth_n to_o hide_v from_o he_o as_o be_v god_n yet_o in_o the_o strong_a corruption_n of_o our_o untamed_a heart_n indevor_n 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