A Short Interpretation of the Lords Praier: Necessary for all Housholders to learne, and to teach their Children and Seruants.

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OVR Father, by

  • Benefit of Creation,
  • Priuiledge of Conseruation,
  • Piety of Adoption,
  • Recouerie of Saluation,

through—

  • Omnipotency.
  • Prouidence.
  • Grace.
  • Thy onely Sonne.

Which art in Heauen,

  • Raigning,
  • Illuminating,
  • Disposing,
  • Excelling,

by—

  • Thy Power.
  • The brightnesse of thy Light.
  • Thy Mercy.
  • Thy Glory.

Hallowed be thy name,

  • Of vs,
  • In vs,
  • Without vs,
  • Abo [...]e vs,

by—

  • Honest Conuersation.
  • Cleane Conscience.
  • Good Fame.
  • The Angelicall Representation.

Thy Kingdome come the

  • Heauenly Countrey,
  • Holy Church,
  • Faithfull Soule,
  • Sacred Scripture,

by—

  • Reuelation.
  • Assumption.
  • Iustification.
  • Erudition.

Thy will be done in Earth, &c. in

  • Simplicity of Heart,
  • Chastity of body,
  • Feruency of Prayer,
  • Truth of Worke,

by—

  • Humility.
  • Abstinence:
  • Often vse,
  • Discretion.

Giue vs this day our daily bread, of

  • Humane Necessity
  • Spirituall Doct [...]
  • The blessed Sacrament,
  • Eternall Blisse,

[...]hereby—

  • The Body is nourished.
  • The Soule is fed.
  • God is honoured.
  • The Body with the Soule is glorified.

And forgiue vs our trespasses, not

  • Retaining malice in Heart,
  • Reproching in word,
  • Doing euill for euill,
  • Refusing to do good for euill,

proper—

  • To Purity.
  • To mildnesse.
  • To Piety.
  • To true Christianity.

And leade vs not into temptation,

  • Suddaine,
  • Importunate,
  • Deceitfull,
  • Violent,

which—

  • Dismaieth.
  • Wearieth.
  • Circumuenteth.
  • Ouerthroweth.

But deliuer vs f [...]m euill. of

  • Worldly Aduersity,
  • Diuelish subtilty,
  • Mans Cruelty,
  • Euerlasting Calamity,

which—

  • Disquieteth.
  • Vexeth.
  • Preuaileth.
  • Tormenteth.

Amen, that is, Let it be so. with

  • Attentiue Cogitation,
  • Sincere Speech,
  • Daily Exercise,
  • Continuall Desire,

—To the Glory of GOD.

Reade,—Vnderstand,—Consider.

The third Impression.

Printed at London by IOHN OKES, and are to be sold by ANDREVV▪ DRIVER, at his Shop at Staple-Inne Gate in Holborne. 1627.

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