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

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 worthiness 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 chofen Jerufalem,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 accord. hold, Satan hath deared to have ing to all thy righteousness, I beyou,that he may fift 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 fhouldft 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 blamelefs 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 Id 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.

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 Blelled be thou,Lord. God of Ifrael Lord,righteoufnefsbelongethunto our father,for ever and ever v1. 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 becaufe we have finned earth is thine; thine is the king

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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, our God, we thank thee and praise thy glorious name.

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

i2 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 against this multitude: O Lord,thou art our God,let not man prevail a

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,through-gainst thee. out 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 afk 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

k 1 Cor. 14. 16. Elfe when thou fhalt blefs with the fpirit, how fhall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned, lay Amen at thy giving of thanks, feeing he understandeth not what thou fayeft? Rev. 22. 20. He which teftifieth these things, faith, Surely I 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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and all evil for ever a.

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

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 worthiness 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

where

that hath cholen Jerufalem,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 defired to have ing to all thy righteousness, I beyou,that he may fift 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,strengthen 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 prefervedblamelefs 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 strive 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 requests be made known confeffion, and said, O Lord, the unto God, &c.

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 Bleiled be thou,Lord God of Ifrael Lord,righteoufnefsbelongethunto our father,for ever and ever v1. thee,but unto usconfufionoffaces, Thine, Oord, is the greatnefs, 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 becaufe we have finned earth is thine; thine is the king

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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.