glorified, and praised by all the creatures in the world. So that in this we both pray that His Name may be sanctified by all others, and we do it ourselves: for hereby we join, in effect, with the holy angels, in singing, Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord of hosts: the whole earth is full of His glory, Isa. vi. 3. Rev. iv. 8. which is the first thing that we here desire and do, because it is the first and chief end of all things.

Thy kingdom come. That is, Let the kingdom and power of Thy grace come into our hearts: let Thy Holy Spirit rule there, subdue us to Thyself, and rest continually upon us that by Thy special grace preventing, exciting, assisting, and strengthening us, we may serve and honour Thee, our Almighty King and Governor, all the days of our life. And let the kingdom of Thy glory come, let it come quickly, that we may all glorify and enjoy Thee together.

Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven. That is; Grant, we beseech Thee, that we, and all mankind, may, by Thy assistance and grace, perfectly submit to, obey, and do Thy will on earth; as the holy angels, and the spirits of just men made perfect, do it continually in heaven; that we may be perfect as they are, and fulfil Thy holy will perfectly as they do.

Give us this day our daily bread. That is; Give us, we humbly beseech Thee, the Author and Giver of all good gifts, give us this, and so every day, all things necessary both for life and godliness, both for our souls and bodies. Feed us with food convenient for us, Prov. xxx. 8. and supply us continually, of Thy infi

nite goodness, with all such things as Thou knowest to be any wise needful for us in this mortal state.

And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive them that trespass against us. That is, As we, from the bottom of our hearts, forgive all the wrongs and injuries that other men have done us; so be Thou graciously pleased, of Thy infinite mercy in Jesus Christ, to forgive all the trespasses, transgressions, or sins that we have ever committed against Thee, so as never to punish us for any of them either in this world, or that which is to come.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. That is; Lead us not Thyself, nor suffer us to be led by the Devil our ghostly enemy, nor by any other, into any temptation or trial that may be too hard for us, so as to cause us to fall: but deliver us from the evil one, and from all manner of evil, both of sin and misery. So that we here pray for every thing that is or can be good for us: it being a great evil to want any thing that is good.

Here endeth this divine Prayer, as it was once delivered by our Lord, Luke xi. 2. But at the delivery of it another time, He added, For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen. Matt. vi. 13. And therefore our Church, following His example, in her Liturgy sometimes accordingly omits, and sometimes adds, those words, called the Doxology, or giving glory, as setting forth the glory of God, in the reasons wherefore we ask these things of Him; even, because His is the kingdom, or empire of the

world; He rules over all, and hath all things at His command: and His is the power; He can do what He will, and therefore can give us whatsoever we ask, if He please: and His is the glory; it is for His glory that we ask these things, that the glory of His divine perfections may shine forth more clearly among us; the glory of His mercy and truth, in granting them to us; and the glory of His power, and supreme authority, in effecting them for us. And all the glory that shall arise from our having, using, and improving of them, will redound wholly to Him, and be for ever His.

And then we conclude with saying, Amen; which, in Hebrew, signifies both So be it, and So it is: whereby we therefore both repeat or renew our desires of what we have asked; and likewise express our trust and confidence, that our heavenly Father will accept of what we have done, and grant all that we have desired of Him, for the glory of His great Name, in Jesus Christ our Lord.

QUESTIONS.

Can ye of yourselves keep God's Commandments?
Do any keep them, without His special grace ?

What is His special grace?

How may we obtain that grace?

How must we pray for it?

In whose name must we pray?

What are those means of grace, wherein He usually gives it ? Who made that which is called the Lord's Prayer?

Why must we always say that Prayer?

What do ye mean when ye say in your prayers, through the

merits and mediation of Jesus Christ?

Do ye pray for all good things in the Lord's Prayer ?
Why do ye there call God Father ?

Why, Our Father?

Why is He said to be in heaven ?

/5 What do ye mean by, Hallowed be Thy Name? What is that kingdom of God, you desire may come ?

What mean ye by, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven?

What by, Give us this day our daily bread ?

What by, Forgive us our trespasses?

What by, Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil ?

Why is the Doxology sometimes added and sometimes omitted in our common prayers?

What is meant by Amen ?

Question. What then desirest thou of God in this Prayer?

Answer. I desire my Lord God our heavenly Father, who is the Giver of all goodness, to send His grace unto me, and to all people; that we may worship Him, serve Him, and obey Him, as we ought to do. And I pray unto God, that He will send us all things that be needful both for our souls and bodies; and that He will be merciful unto us, and forgive us our sins; and that it will please Him to save and defend us in all dangers ghostly and bodily; and that He will keep us from all sin and wickedness, and from our ghostly enemy, and from everlasting death. And this I trust He will do of His mercy and goodness, through our Lord Jesus Christ. And therefore I say, Amen, So be it.

OF THE SACRAMENTS IN GENERAL.

Question. How many Sacraments hath Christ ordained in His Church?

Answer. Two only, as generally necessary to salvation; that is to say, Baptism, and the Supper of the Lord.

Questions What meanest thou by this word Sacrament?

Answer. I mean an outward and visible sign of an inward and spiritual grace given unto us, ordained by Christ Himself, as a means whereby we receive the same, and a pledge to assure us thereof.

Question. How many parts are there in a Sacrament?

Answer. Two; the outward visible sign, and the inward spiritual grace.

The word Sacrament was used by the ancient writers of the Church for any sacred or holy mystery, rite, or ceremony: every one calling what holy thing he pleased, a Sacrament. By which means the number of things that have been called by this name is very great and uncertain. Wherefore the question here is not, how many Sacraments there are in general, or how many things have been or may called Sacraments; but, How many Sacraments hath Christ ordained, and that too, in His Church, to be always observed there.

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