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4 In these verses is contained part of the
prayer which our Saviour taught his di-
sciples on the moant, and which was most
admirably and peculiarly fitted to the then
present dispensation, which was as fol-
lows 'sOur Father which art in heaven,
Hallowcd be Thy name. Thy kingdom
come. Thy will be done in earth, as Il is
in heaven. Give US this day our daily
bread. And forgive US our debts, us we
forgive our debtors. And lead us not in
to temptation, but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, and the power,
t'and the glory, for ever. Amen" i
should inter. from. Luke IL: IL; that our
Saviour meant this as a form for us to use,
and not merely an exact pattern Tor us TO
copy alter; for being applied to by one OF
his disciples to teach hlm to pray, as John
the Baptist taught his disciples, ne an
swered, as to the mailer Of your PRAYER
let your petitions be tor such things as
may principally be summed up IN the tot
,ow,ny address, as" Our Father who
art IN iheaven," &c Aud that we may
avoid VAN repetitions and pray only for
ueedlul things, or that our prayers might
oe to this cite ct: y most high and gio-
lous God thou art the Creator and Pre-
server OF all men, and more especially the
lather Of those that believe;thy throne Is
established in the heavens where thou
Nv eilest amidst the exalted alteration, and
VI aases OF saluts'ana angels and that our
atte c,lons m.y ascend to thee in heaven,
aud that we may think OF, and speak to
thee, with alitne awful solemnity, rever-
ence, and humility, that become slhidl
creatures in their approach to such God
and Father: 0, let thy infinite projections
pe gloriously exalted in the eyes OF all In
telligent creatures, that they may admire
and adore, praise and bless thee, suitably
to the various discoveries thou makest of
thvselfto US, in thy works, and in thy
Wort, that thou mayest be owned and hon
ored in our hearts, speech and behaviour,
as our chief good and highest end. Let
thy Kingdom even the Messiah's, in
which thou wilt be glorifed, in all its light
and power, purity and glory, come among
us. tc the entire destruction Of sin and sa-
tan and that many souls through faith in
thee NAV be brought into thy kingdom Of
grace and made more and more partakers
of its blessings, till all shall be perfected
in glory |! And grant, that all who pro-
fess Christ's name mcy have such rich
supplies Of thy grace as to eniighten our
minds, incline our hearts, and strengthen
our executive powers, as shall enable us
to yield MOST unieigned, cheerful and uni
versai obedience to thy commands, at all
times, and to approve Of, and comply with,
thy providential ,ciH in all things, in the
dearest imitation possible Of the spirits OF
lust n,cn made perfect, and Of the sinlss 8
angels in heaven. We humbly beseech
thee to grant all Of US a daily supply Of
food; c" bread is used for all sorts OF pro-
visions, ,") and such other things as thou
seest are most needfu and convenient for
us, IN subservience to thy glory and our
own everlasting happiness, during our a
pode in this mortal life, And that our
lniquities may not seperatc thee from US |;
nor hinder US from receiving any good
things It might otherwise please thee to
bestow. We earnestly beg that thou
wouldst pardon our grea. and nuhierous
sins both of omission and Of commission,
IN heart and lie, which have forfeited all
enjoy ment, and brought US under debt
ol punishment to thy injured law and just
zee And as thy thoughts and ways Of
mercy are as much above ours, as the
heavens are above the earth, we aro en-
souraged to hope for this forgiveness from
thee because thou hast made il our duty,
and by thy grace our hearts are inclined
I',o forgive ,be ofIeoees and injuries which