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A Godly and short treatise vpon the Lordes prayer, the xii articles of the Christian faith, and the Ten commaundementes.
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Some, Robert, 1542-1609.
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dealing must not be vsed in things that appertaine to this life Leuit. chap. 19. ver 11. much lesse are Gods people to bee spoyled of the foode of their soules either by corrupting the word of life or making marchaundise thereof 2. Cor. chap. 2. ver 17. and. chap. 4. ver 2. 9 Thou shalt not beare false witnes against thy neighbour that is thou shalt not put thy hand with the wicked to be a false witnesse Exod. chap. 22. ver 1 either by word or othe thou shalt not by receiuing or reporting a lye Exod. cap. 23. ver 1. either impaire thy neighbours good name Psal 15. ver 3. Prou. cap. 22. ver 1. or diminishe the leaste parte of his goods much lesse endanger his life Thou halt not misconstrue his woordes as the wicked doe Matth. chap. 16. ver 6. Act. chap. 6. ver 13.14 But thou shalt cast of lying and speake trueth vnto thy neighbour Ephe. chap. 4. ver 25. plainely but yet louingly rebuking him and not suffering him to sinne Leuit. chap. 19. ver 17. Mat. cap. 18. ver 15. As it is great wickednesse to beare false witnesse any way or to any end so is it very lawfull to witnesse a trueth either for the increase of Gods glory the ending of controuersies amongst our neighbours or for the safety of our Prince Country To refuse too witnesse or vtter the truthe in these cases either by worde or othe is too be wicked and false witnesses 10 Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours house Thou shalt not couet thy neighbours wife nor his seruant nor his maid nor his Oxe nor his Asse nor any thing that is his that is thou shalt be so far from doing the least wrong vnto thy neighbour in any of thy outwarde doings that thou shalt not once think or desire to hurt him any way Zac. cap. 8. ver 17. Gods lawe doeth not onely binde our bodies euery part therof to obedience but our mindes also it is therefore spiritual Rom. cap. ver 14. Gods lawe doeth forbid all vnlawfull concupiscence therefore vnlawfull concupiscence though it burst not out into outward act is sinne Rom. cap. 7. ver 7. CAn any of Gods children keepe gods commaundementes perfectly in this life no not one of thē onely Iesus Christ excepted who was free from sin 2. Cor. chap. 5. ver 21. 1. Pet cap. 2. ver 22. not one of thē I say eyther was is or shal be able to keepe Gods commaundements in this life SEeing that none can keepe gods commaundemēts in this life why wil the Lorde haue them so exactly and seuerely preached I answere that we seeing in the law as in a glasse what greeuous sinners we are and how by our corrupt nature we doe incline yea rather are carried headlong to sin Rom. cap. 3. ver 20. cap. 7. ver 8. might haue feeling of be sory for our sinnes and so be led by the law as by a scholemaister to Iesus christ that we might be made righteous by faith in him Galat. chap. 3. ver 24. by whose stripes we are healed 1. Pet. ca. 2. ver 24. The Lord possesse our hearts with his holy spirite that wee may be carefull too please and affraid to displease him The Lorde forgiue vs all our sinnes euen for his great mercies sake Amen OH that my wayes were directed to keepe thy statutes Psal 119. ver 5. Open mine eies that I may see the wonders of thy Lawe ver 18. I am a stranger vpon earth hide not thy commaundements from mee vers 19. Make mee to vnderstande the way of thy preceptes and I will meditate in the wonderful workes verse 27. FINIS
¶ A Godly and short Treatise vpon the Lordes Prayer the xii Articles of the Christian faith and the ten Commaundementes Printed in London at the three Cranes in the Vintree by Thomas Dawson for George Bishop 1580. ¶ Prayer is a lifting vp of the heart vnto GOD. The Lordes Prayer The Lordes prayer hath sixe petitions The three first concerne GOD The three last vs. OVr Father which art in heaueÌ„ Two things must bee considered of vs when we bende our selues to praier First Gods loue conteyned in these woordes Our Father Secondly Gods power conteyned in these words Which art in heaueÌ„ God is our father because we are his children Yf this be true howe is Christe the onely sonne of GOD both are true Christ is Gods sonne by nature Ioh. cap. 1. ver 14. we by adoption Rom. chap. 8. ver 15. Galat. cap. 4. ver 6. That which was his by nature is ours by grace We pray vnto God in the name of Christe alone for God is our father by the meanes of Christ If it be so then Christ is the alone Mediatour of intecession 1. Tim. chap. 2. ver 5. Rom. cap 8. ver 34. Heb. chap. 7. ver 25. So are Angelles and dead Sainctes barred from this office The sacrifice of Christs death and continuall intercession are necessarily linked together they are two parts of Christes Priesthood Heb. 5. 7. Chapters If we graunt Angels or dead Saincts to be Intercessours we giue vnto them the glory of Christes Priesthood Wee haue all one father therefore vnitie is required among vs. Math. cap. 5. ver 23.24 Ephesi chap 4. ver 3.4.5.6 Vnitie I meane in Christe Rom. chap. 15. ver 5. Philip. chap. 4 ver 2. For without Christe it is accursed Better is godly discord then wicked concord GOD is our Father wee ought not therefore too dispayre of his mercy Our sinnes I confesse doe throwe vs downe to Hell Esay chap. 59. ver 2. Rom. chap. 6. ver 23. Though they be greeuous and many yet Gods mercy is aboue all Esay chap. 1. ver 18. Ezech. cap 18. ver 23. The earthly father cannot but be good to his vngracious childe if he returne from his lewdnesse Luke chap. 15. ver 20.21.22.23.24 Gods mercy is more exceeding Esay cap. 49. ve 14.16 1. Timoth. chap. 1. ver 13.14.15.16 If it be compared with the other it is as a great Sea vnto a litle Riuer Gods power is set foorth in these wordes Which art in heauen whereby is ment that all thinges whatsoeuer are vnder the gouernment of the eternall God and that al thinges are ordered by his Prouidence Psalme 115. ver 3. Though God be in heauen hee is not there shut vp Such thoughtes must bee farre from vs for the Heauen of Heauens cannot conteyne him 2. Chronicles chapt 2. ver 6. GOD by this speache is exempted from beeyng a Creature and wee are taught not too thinke basely of so mightie a GOD for hee is higher then all the worlde 1 Hallowed be thy name Wee desire that Gods name may be famous and reuerenced in all the earth yf it is to bee reuerenced then must we neuer speake or thinke of God without great reuerence it is too bee wished that all were thus affected but if none were God abideth faithful he cannot deny him selfe 2. Timoth cap. 2. ver 13. 2 Thy kingdome come Wee desire that the lustes of our fleshe wicked thoughtes and such like may be subdued that Gods spirit may rule in our harts This is brought to passe partly by the worde preached partly by the holy spirit who if hee touche not our heartes as the woorde doeth pearce our eares the worde is a shut booke Esay chap. 29. ver 11. and as a sealed letter vnto vs. We doe well in praying dayly Thy kingdome come for it is encreased by continuall goinges forwarde euen in the best men Philip. chap. 3. ver 12. Colossi chap. 1. ver 9.10 Wee are all in a race and short of the macke whilest wee are in the fleshe wee must goe from faith too faith and from vertue to vertue Prouerb cap. 4. ver 18. Ephesians chap. 4. ver 15. There must be no standing â—â—il not to go forwarde in a godly life is to goe backewarde 3 Thy will be doone in earth as it is in heauen The wyll of God is of two sortes The fyrst secrete the seconde reuealed in his woorde None can withstande Gods secrete will Esay chap. 46. ver 10. Rom. cap. 9. ver 19. his reuealed wyl is meant in this place so that this is the meaning we desire that all creatures may bee obedient to Gods will reuealed in his woorde without muttering or resistaunce The Angels doe execute his wil. Psalm 103. ver 20. We must doe the like so neare as we can 4 Geue vs this day our dayly bread By Bread are vnderstanded al things necessary for this life as meate drinke and such like 2. Kinges chap. 6. ver 22.23 It is called our bread not because of right it is due vntoo vs but because by Gods good will it is appoynted for our vse Psalme 145. ver 15.16 If wee will bee fed of the Lorde wee must abstayne from other mens goods and bee content with our owne Prouerb chap. 5. ver 15. Gen. chap. 3. ver 19.2 Thess cap. 3. ver 12. The worde dayly signifieth suche prouision as may godly bee come by though it bee neuer so homely it taketh away all desire of delicates I neither doe nor dare condemne great fare dayntie prouision and suche like Gods giftes doe serue not onely for necessitie but also for pleasure Psalm 104. ver 15. we may vse them I say for pleasure wee may not abuse them They which thynke otherwyse do thinke amisse These wordes this day doe take away distrustfull care for the time to come which is condemned by Iesus Christ Math. chap. 6. ver 25.28.31.34 Riche men haue Sellers full of Oyle Garners full of Wheate what need they to aske they haue enough alreadie I graunt they haue great store but all is nothing without Gods blessing Yf the staffe of bread be broken Leuit. chap. 26. ver 26. Ezech. chap. 9 ver 16. If God blowe vppon our corne Aggeus chap. 1. ver 9. It wil do vs no good Man liueth not by breade onely but by euery worde that proceedeth out of the mouth of God Deut chap. 8. ver 3. Wee pray for bread notwithstanding our praiers it is Gods gift Psa 145. ver 15.16 If the least things be Gods gifts then eternall life much more Rom. chap 6. ver 23. And forgiue vs our trespasses By Trespasses are ment sinnes Sinne is threache of Gods Lawe 1. Iohn chap. 3 ver 4. Eyther in word deede or thought None are free from sinne Prouerb cap. 24. ver 16. Luke chap. 1. ver 47. 1. Iohn cap. ver 8.10 Al haue neede of pardon for al desire forgeuenes of theyr sinnes If Gods children haue need to be pardoned they are