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Q. 196. What doth the conclufion of the Lords prayer teach

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A. The couclufion of the Lord's prayer (which is, For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory for ever, Amen. b) teacheth us to enforce our petitions with agruments c, which are to be taken, not from any worthinefs in ourselves, or in any other creature, but from God d: And with our Prayers to join praises e, afcribing to God alone eternal fovereignty, omnipotency, and glorious excellency ; in regard

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that hath chosen Jerusalem,rebuke against thee. v. 9. To the Lord thee: is not this a brand pluckt our God belong mercies and forout of the fire? Luke 22. 31. And giveneffes, tho' we have rebelled the Lord faid, Simon, Simon, be- against him. 2.16. O Lord accordhold, Satan hath deared to have ing to all thy righteoufnefs, I beyou,that he may lift you as wheat: feech thee,let thine anger and thy 7. 32 But I have prayed for thee, fury be turned away from thy city that thy faith fail not; and when Jerufalem, v. 17. Now therefore, thou art converted,ftrengthen thy O our God, hear the prayer of brethren. thy fervant, and his fupplications,

a John. 17. 15. I pray not that and caufe thy face to fhine upon thou shouldft take them out of the the fanctuary that is defolate, for world, but that thou fhouldft keep the Lord's fake. v.18. O my God, them from the evil.1 Theff. 5. 23. incline thine ear, and hear; open And the very God of peace fancti- thine eyes, and behold our defolafy you wholly: And I pray God tions,and thy city, which is called your whole fpirit,and foul and bo- by thy name: for we do not predy, be preferved blameless unto the fent our fupplications before thee coming of our Lord Jefus Chrift. for our righteoufneffes,but for thy 196. b Mat 6. 13; great mercies. v 19. O Lord,hear,

c Rom. 15. 30. Now I befeech O Lord, forgive, O Lord,hearken you, brethren,for the Lord Jefus and do, defer not, for thine own Chriff s fake, and for the love of fake, Omy God: for thy city,and the fpirit, that you ftrive together thy people are called by thy name. with me in your prayers to God, e Phil. 4, 6. Be careful for nofor me. thing:but inevery thing by prayer d Dan. 9, 4. And I prayed unto & fupplication with thanfgiving, the Lord my God, and made my let your requefts be made known confeffion, and faid, O Lord, the unto God, &c.

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great and dreadful God, keeping fi Chron. 29. 10. Wherefore the covenant, and mercy to them David bleffed the Lord before all that love him, and to them that the congregation: and David faid keep his commandments. 7. O Blefled be thou,Lord God of Ifrael Lord,righteoufnefsbelongethunto our father,for ever and ever thee,but unto usconfufionoffaces, Thine, O Lord, is the greatness as at this day;- -- 8. O Lord, to and the power, and the glory, and us belongeth confufion of face, to the victory, and the majefty; for our kings, to our princes, and to all thatis in the heaven,and in the our fathers because we have finned earth is thine; thine is the king dom

whereof, as he is able and willing to help us g, fo we by faith are emboldned to plead with him that he would b, and quietly to rely upon him that he will fulfil our requests i, and, to teftify our defire and affurance, we fay, Amen k.

dom, O Lord,and thou art exalted as head above all. v. 12. Both riches and honour come of thee, and thou reigneft over all, and in thine hand is power and might, and in thine hand it is to make great, and to give ftrength unto all. v. 13. Now therefore, ourGod, we thank thee and praife thy glo rious name.

g Eph.3.20. Now unto him that is able to do exceeding abundantly above all that we afk or think, according to the power that worketh in us. v. 21, Unto him be glory in the churchby Chrift Jefus,throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. Luke 11, 13. If ye then being evil, know how to give good gifts unto your children: how much more fhall your heavenly Father give the holy spirit to them that alk him?

h2 Chron.20. 6. And ( Jehofhaphat) faid, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and ruleft not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in

thine hand is there not power and might, so that none is able to withftand thee? v. 11. Behold, I fay, how they reward us, to come to caft us out of thy poffeffion, which thou haft given us to inherit.

i 2 Chron. 14. 11. AndAfa cried unto the Lord his God, and faid, Lord, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O Lord our God, for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go a gainst this multitude: O Lord,thou art our God,let not man prevail against thee.

k1 Cor. 14. 16. Elfe when thou fhalt blefs with the fpirit, how fhall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned, fay Amen at thy giving of thanks, feeing he understandeth not what thou fayeft? Rev. 22. 20. He which teftifieth these things, faith, Surely 1 come quickly. Amen. Even fo, come, Lord Jefus. v. 21. The grace of our Lord JefusChrift be with you all. Amen.

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SHORTER CATECHISM.

Agreed upon by the

Affembly of DIVINES

A T

WESTMINSTER.

With affiftance of

COMMISSIONERS

FROM THE

CHURCH OF SCOTLAND.

A S

A part of the covenanted uniformity in religion betwixt the churches of CHRIST in the kingdoms of Scotland, England, and Ireland.

AND

Approved Anno 1648, by the General Affembly of the CHURCH of Scotland, to be a DIRECTORY for Catechifing fuch as are of weaker capacity.

With the proofs from the Scripture.

GLASGOW,

Printed by JAMES KNOX.

1752

Afferably at Edinburgh, July 28. 1648.Seff. 19.
A&t approving the Shorter Catechiẩm.

HE general affembly having seriously confidered the Shor

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ting a Weftminster, with affiftance of commiffioners from this kirk; do find, upon due examination thereof, that the said Catechifm is agreeable to the word of God, and in nothing contrary to the received doctrine, worship, difcipline and government of this kirk: and therefore approve the faid Shorter Catechifm,as a part of the intended uniformity, to be a directory for catechifing fuch as are of a weaker capacity.

A.KER.

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