3. With Fervency, that our Prayers may afcend to Heaven, 2 Chron. xxxii. 20.

4. With Confidence,

1. Of his Omnifcience, Pfal. cxiii. 5, 6.
2. Of his Omnipotence, Pfal. cxv. 3.

5. That we may both manifeft, and also exercife our Faith in Chrift, as now interceding for us in Heaven, i S. Joh. ii. 1. S. Jóh. xvi. 26.

USE.

Is God in Heaven? Then,

1. Let your Hearts be there, Coloff. iii. 2. For there is,

1. Your Father.

2. Your Inheritance, S, Matt. vi. 21.

2. Long to be in Heaven too, Phil. i. 23. S. Matt. vi. 33.

3. Prepare yourselves for it.

4. When ye pray, leave Earthly Thoughts. Set and frame yourselves, as in Heaven.

S. MATT. vi. 9.

Hallowed be thy Name.

Doft.WE are to pray that the Name of God

I. What are we to understand by the Name of God?

1. God himself, At.i. 15. iv. 12. 1 King. v.5. 2. Whatsoever he makes himfelf known to us by; as,

I. His Titles.

1. Proper M, Exod. vi. 3. MWN, Exod. iii. 14. ¡, Pfal, lxviii. 4. Lord of Hofts, &c. 78, Gen. xvii. 1.

2. Common, '78, Pfal. lxxxii. 1,6. 2. His Properties or Attributes, Exod. xxxiv. 5, 6, 7. Nahum i. 3.

Which God has difcover'd and manifested to `us ;

1. In his Works, Pfal. xix. 1, 4. Rom. i. 20? 2. In his Word.

II. What by Hallowed?

Not that we can give any thing to Him; but that we,

1. Acknowledge Him to be the true God,
Pfal. xcvi. 7, 8.

2. Admire Him, Rom. xi. 33.
3. Adore Him, Pfal. xcv. 6.
4. Believe Him, 1 Joh. v. 10.
5. Submit to Him, 1 Sam. iii. 18.
6. Fear Him, Ifa. viii. 13.

7. Pray to Him, Pfal. xcv. 1, 2, 3. Pfal. 1. 23.
8. Obey Him.

III. What

III. What do we defire of God in this Petition?

"

1. That we may know him, Pfal. c. 3.
2. So know him, as to believe in him, S. Joh.
iii. 33. Rom. iv. 20.

3. So believe, as to trust his Promises, Pfal.
ix. 10.

4. So truft, as to fear his Threatnings, Amos iii. 8.

5. So fear, as still to love him, S. Matt. xxii. 37.

6. So love him, as to defire him, Pfal. lxxiii. 25.

7. So defire him, as to rejoyce in him, Habak. iii. 18.

8. So rejoice in him, as to obferve his Precepts, Pfal. cxix. 14, 15, 35, 36. S. Matt.

V. 16.

9. So obferve his Precepts, as to be fatiffied with his Providences, 1 Sam. iii. 18. Ifa. xxxix. 8.

10. So to be fatisfied with his Providences, as to be thankful for all Mercies, 1 Theff. V. 18.

IV. Why is this Petition plac'd first?

1. Because God's Glory is the End of all
Things, Prov. xvi. 4.

2. The End of all the other Petitions.
3. It contains all our other Defires, so that
until this be granted, we can have none
of the other.

USE.

1. Endeavour after the Glory of God.

2. Let his Glory be the End of all your Acti ons, 1 Cor. X. 31.

3. Seek

3. Seek it in the first Place, S. Matt. vi. 33. For,

1. Without that ye feek nothing.

2. In feeking that, ye feek all Things,
S. Matt. vi. 33.

4. Have a Care of prophaning His Name.
1. By taking it in vain. III. Command.
2. By taking it falfly, Lev. xix. 12.
3. By Hypocrify.

4. By Irreverence in His Ordinances, Deut.
xxviii. 58.

5. By a finful Converfation, 1 Cor. vi. 20. 4. Make ufe of all the forefaid Means, for Sanctifying His Name.

I.

S. MATT. vi. 10.

-Thy Kingdom come.

HAT is the Kingdom of God?

IWH

1. The Kingdom of his Power, Pfal. ciii. 19.

2. Of his Grace, S. Mar. i. 15. 1 Cor. iv. 20. Wherein,

1. Himself and Chrift is King, Pfal. ii. 6. Ifa. ix. 6, 7.

2. All Saints are his Subjects, Ifa. lxv. 9, 13. Act. ii. 18. Tit. ii. 14.

3. Their Hearts his Palace, Ephef. iii. 17. Isa. Ivii. 15.

4. The Word his Law, Job xxii. 22. S. Fam. ii. 8, 12.

1. The Old Testament.

2. The Gospel.

5. The Minifters in this his Kingdom are, 1. Angels, Hebr. i. 14.

2. Men..

1. Kings and Temporal Governours, Isa. xlix. 23. Rom. xiii. 14.

2. The Spiritual Governours of his Church, and Preachers of his Gospel, who are alfo his Ambaffadors, 2 Cor. v. 20. and thefe are either,

1. Bishops, S. Joh. xx. 21. Act. xx. 28.

I Pet. V. 2.

2. Presbyters.

3. Deacons.

6. His Ordinances are the Places where we

may converfe with him, S. Matt. xviii.

20.