Practical Discourses upon the Lord's Prayer
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ISBN13: 9780217448024
Paperback|9780217448024
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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1721 edition. Excerpt: ... From hence it is obvious to observe, that Christianity is founded in a true greatness of mind; and that this Prayer, which contains the model, of it, requires those heights of gratitude and generosity, which are so much talk'd of, and so little practis'd in common life. That disinterested love of God, which we express by these wishes for his service, tho' it be the ordinary character of a Christian, yet is the greatest perfection in humane Nature. But now we go on to ask the Giver of all good things the supply of all our wants, both spiritual and temporal. We, in the remaining petitions, supplicate his Bounty to our neceP sities, his Mercy and Forgiveness to our trespasses, and his preventing Grace under infirmities and temptations. The petition for daily Bread a is the first of these. In which three things are to be consider'd. First, -- The variations of St Matthew, and St. Luke, are worthy of observation. St. Matthew reads, r i'j7-- -V T-eVt-s-i- Sis i/tli rijiLtQt. St. Lllkc, T cc'lut ip.ai r iiruHriti SiS'a ifilt Firsts What is the sense of the Words. Secondly, What is particularly ask'd for in them. Thirdly, What those practical uses are, that arise from thus praying. First The sense of the Words. There have been two very different interpretations of these Words among the Antients. h The African Fathers have chose the mystical sense, and have explain'd this daily Bread of Christ's Body. They observe, that as he was the living Bread that came down from Heaven, so this living Bread is here pray'd for; and therefore suppos'd, that the spiritual food and nourishment, receiv'd in the holy Sacrament, were the subject of this petition. This interpretation seems partly owing to the primitive custom of receiving the.
| ISBN-13 | 9780217448024 |
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| ISBN-10 | 021744802X |
| Weight | 0.35 Pounds |
| Dimensions | 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.24 In |
| List Price | $19.99 |
| Format | Paperback |
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| Pages | 100 pages |
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| Published On | 2009-12-01 |
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