when fallen, raifed again and recovered out of it w, and have a fanctified use and improvement thereof x; that our fanctification and falvation may be perfected y; Satan trodden under our feet z, and we fully freed from fin, temptation, and all evil for ever a. Q.196. What doth the conclufion of the Lord's prayer teach us? A.The conclufion of the Lord's prayer (which is, For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever, Amenb) teacheth us to enforce our petitions with arguments 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, his glory with exceeding joy. pluckt out of the fire? Luke xxii. 31. w Pial. li. 12. Reftore unto me. And the Lord faid, Simon, Simon, the joy of thy falvation: and uphold behold, Satan hath defired to have me with thy free Spirit. you, that he may fift you as wheat: v. 32. But I have prayed for thee, that thy faith fail not; and when thou art converted, ftrengthen thy brethren. : x I Pet. v. 8. Be fober, be vigiJant because your adverfary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about feeking whom he may devour. v. 9. Whom refit stedfaft in the faith, knowing that the fame affictions are accomplished in your brethren that are in the world. v. 10. But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Chrift Jefus, after that ye have fuffered a while, make you perfect, ftablish, ftrengthen, fettle you. 2 Cor. xiii. 7. Now I pray to God that ye do no evil; not that ye fhould appear approved, but that ye fhould do that which is honeft, though we be as reprobrates. v. 9. For we are glad when we are weak, and ye are ftrong: this alfo we wish, even your perfection. z Rom xvi. 20. And the God of 'peace shall bruife Satan under your feet fhortly. Zech, iii. 2. And the Lord faid unto Satan, The Lord rebuke thee, O Satan, even the Lord that hath chofen Jerufalem, rebuke thee: is not this a brand a John xvii. 15. I pray not that thou fhouldst take them out of the world, but that thou shouldft keep them from the evil. 1 Theff. ▼ 23. And the very God of peace fanctify you wholly and I pray God your whole fpirit, and foul and body be preferved blamelefs unto the coming of our Lord Jefus Christ. 169. b Mat. vi. 13. c Rom. xv. 30. Now I befeech you, brethren, for the Lord Jefus Chrift's fake, and for the love of the Spirit, that you ftrive together with me in your prayers to God for me. d Dan. ix. 4. And I prayed unto the Lord my God, and made my confeffion, and faid, O Lord, the great and dreadful God, keeping the covenant, and mercy to them that love him, and to them that keep his commandments. v. 7. O Lord, righteoufhefs belongeth unto thee, but unto us confufion of faces, as praifese, afcribing to God alone eternal fovereignty, omnipotency, and glorious excellency f; in regard whereof, as he is able and willing to help us g, fo we by faith are emboldened to plead with him that he wouldh, and quietly to rely upon him that he will fulfil our requests i. And, to teftify our defire and affur as at this day:-v. 8. O Lord, to us belongeth confufion of face, to our kings, to our princes, and to our fathers, because we have finned against thee. v 9. To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgiveneffes, though we have rebelled against him. v. 16. O Lord, according to all thy righteoufnefs, I beseech thee, let thine anger and thy fury be turned away from thy city Jerufalem,-v. 17. Now therefore, O our God, hear the prayer of thy fervant, and his fupplications, and caufe thy face to fhine u pon the fanctuary that is defolate, for the Lord's fake. v. 18. O my God, incline thine ear, and hear; open thine eyes and behold our defolations, and the city, which is called by thy name: for we do not prefent our fupplications before thee for our righteoufneffes, but for thy great mercies. v. 19. O Lord, hear O Lord, forgive, O Lord, hearken and do, defer not, for thine own fake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name. e Phil. iv. 6. Be careful for nothing but in every thing by prayer and fupplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known unto God, &c. fi Chron. xxix. 10. Wherefore David bleffed the Lord before all the congregation; and David faid, Bleffed be thou, Lord God of Ifrael our Father, for ever and ever. v. 11. Thine, O Lord, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majefty: for all that is in the heaven, and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, 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 praife thy glorious name. g Eph. iii 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 church by Chrift Jefus, throughout all ages, world without end. Amen. Luke xi. 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? h 2 Chron. xx. 6. And (Jehofhaphat) faid, O Lord God of our fathers, art not thou God in heaven? and rulest not thou over all the kingdoms of the heathen? and in thine hand is there not power and might, fo that none is able to withftand thee? v. 11. Behold, I fay, how they reward us, to come to cast us out of thy poffeffion, which thou haft given us to inherit. i 2 Chron. xiv. 11. And Afa 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, ance, we fay, Amen k. thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude: O Lord, thou art our God, let not man prevail against thee. k 1 Cor. xiv. 16. Elfe when thou fhalt bless with the spirit, how shall he that occupieth the room of the unlearned, fay Amen at thy giving of thanks, feeing he understandeth not what thou fayeft? Rev. xxii. 20. He which teftifieth these things, faith, Surely I come quickly. Amen. Even fo, come, Lord Jefus. The grace of our Lord Jefus Chrift be with you all. Amen. V. 21. FINI S. A part of the Covenanted Uniformity in Religion betwixt the Churches of Chrift 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. Printed in the Wear MDCCLXX. Affembly at Edinburgh, July 28, 1648, Seff. 19. Act approving the SHORTER CATECHISM. THE General Affembly having seriously confidered the Shorter Catechifm agreed upon by the Affembly of Divines fitting at Westminster, with Affiftance of Commiffioners from this Kirk; do find, upon due examination thereof, that the faid 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 Jaid Shorter Catechism, as a Part of the intended Uniformity, to be a Directory for Catechif ing fuch as are of weaker Capacity. A. KER. THE |