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76 The Larger Catechiſm. 4. The Preface of the Lord's Prayer [contained in theſe Words, Our Father which art in Heaven d] teacheth us, when we pray to draw set to God with Confidence of his Fatherly Goodneſs, and our Intreſt therein e, with Reverence, and all other Child like Dispositions f, Heavenly Affections g, and due Apprehenſions of his sovereign Power Majesty and gracious Condesecension h; an alſo to pray with and for others i. d Mat. vi. 9 e Luke xi 13. Rom. viii. 15 f Iſa. Ixiv.9 g Pſalms cxxii. Lam iii 4 t. h Iſa. lxiii. 15, 16. Neh. i. 4, 5, 6. i. Actſ xii 5. Q. What do we pray for in the Firſt Petision ? A. In the Firſt Petision [which is Hallowee thy Nine k] acknowledging the water inability and Indiſpoſition that is in ourſelves and all Man to ho- nour God aright l, we pray The God would, by his Grace, enable and incline us and others to know to acknowledge, and highly to altero him m, his "Titles n, Attributes o, Ordinances, Word p, Works, and whatſoever he is plaaſed to make himſelf known by q; and to glorify him in Thought, Word r, and Deed that he would present and store Atben if Ignorance, Idolatry Profinencs, and whatlover la dichanou able to him and by verruling Providcoce direct cod difpofs of all Things to his own Glory z. k viga Com iliş PMI, 13. Pa Ixvil. 23 xxi. 18. o Pfal. xxxvi., 10, to 26 27hell, web calvü. 19. 20. snd ex 21 Cor. 14. 15. u Movexly thicagbud vill throughout Plain di and xix, Pallat Plan Ixil to Bpki w Pfalmu cvij. 7 * by 28 44 33 x Ke 15. 16 x 26 10, 11, 13. Pellxxl throughout, andek , & 起戏64G