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5. Q. What is meant by hallowing?

A. It signifies the separation of any thing to an holy use; and the treating and respecting of it accordingly.

PROOFS SUBJOINED.-Exod. xx. 11. Wherefore the Lord blessed the Sabbath-day, and hallowed it. xxix. 1. And this is the thing that thou shalt do unto them to hallow them to minister unto me in the priest's office: take one young bullock, and two rams without blemish, &c. Lev. x. 3. This is that the Lord spake, saying, I will be sanctified in them that come nigh me, and before all the people I will be glorified. 1 Kings, ix. 3. And the Lord said unto him, I have hallowed this house which thou hast built, to put my name there for ever: and mine eyes and mine heart shall be there perpetually. Isaiah, viii. 13. Sanctify the Lord of hosts himself; and let him be your fear, and let him be your dread.

6. Q. What then do you look upon to be the full import of this petition?

A. That it would please God to make himself known to, and to be adored and glorified by the whole world. That he would so dispose ours, and all other men's hearts, that we may never mention his name, but with a religious reverence. That whatsoever has any relation to him, his word, his sacraments, his ministers, his houses of prayer, may all be treated by us with a regard suitable to the majesty of him to whom they belong: and that neither we ourselves, nor any others, may ever entertain any opinions, or commit any sins, whereby either God the Father, or his Son Jesus Christ; the glory of the one, or the Gospel of the other, may be vilified or profaned.

PROOFS SUBJOINED.-Psalm lxxii. 17. His name shall endure for ever: his name shall be continued as long as the sun: and men shall be blessed in him: all nations shall call him blessed. lxxxvi. 9, 12. All nations, whom thou hast made shall come and worship before thee, O Lord, and shall glorify thy name.—I will praise thee, O Lord my God, with all my heart; and I will glorify thy name, evermore. cxiii. 2, 3. Blessed be the name of the Lord from this time forth for evermore. From the rising up of the sun unto the going down of the same, the Lord's name is to be praised. Matt. v. 16. Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father, which is in heaven. John, xv. 8. Herein is my Father glorified, that ye bear much fruit; so shall ye be my disciples. Acts, xiii. 48. And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad, and glorified the word of the Lord. Rom. xv. 6. That we may with one mind and one mouth glorify God, even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. Cor. vi. 20. For ye are bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body, and in your spirit, which are God's. x. 31. Whether, therefore, ye eat, or drink, or whatsoever ye do, do all to the glory of God. 2 Thess. i. 10, 12. When he shall come to be glorified in his saints, and to be admired in all them that believe, (because our testimony among you was believed,) in that day.—That the name of our Lord Jesus Christ may be glorified in you, and ye in him, according to the grace of our God and the Lord Jesus Christ. 1 Pet. iii. 15. Sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. iv. 11. If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that

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God in all things may be glorified, through Jesus Christ.

SECT. XXXVI.

Of the second Petition; Thy kingdom come.

1. Q. What is the second petition of this prayer? A. Thy kingdom come.

2. Q. In how many respects is God a king?

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A. Chiefly in these three: first, with respect to all the world, which he created by his power; and rules and governs, as well as supports by his providence. Secondly, with relation to his church and people, which he governs and conducts by his word and Holy Spirit. And thirdly, with respect to his heavenly kingdom, where he reigns with glory, and majesty, over his angels now, and will rule over all his saints hereafter to all eternity.

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1 Psalm xcv. 3, 4, 5. For the Lord is a great God, and a great King above all gods. In his hand are the deep places of the earth: the strength of the hills is his also. The sea is his, and he made it: and his hands formed the dry ground. xcvii. 1. The Lord reigneth: let the earth rejoice; let the multitude of isles be glad thereof. ciii. 19. The Lord hath prepared his throne in the heavens; and his kingdom ruleth over all. cxlv. 11, 13. They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power. Thy kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and thy dominion endureth through all ages. b Matt. xxi. 43.

Therefore say I unto you, the kingdom of heaven shall be taken from you, and given to a nation, bringing forth the fruits thereof. xxiv. 14. And this gospel of the kingdom shall be preached in all the world

for a witness unto all nations. Mark, i. 15. Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God, and saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. Luke, iv. 43. And he said unto them, I must preach the kingdom of God to other cities also: for therefore am I sent. Heb. i. 8. But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.

Matt. v. 10, 20. Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake, for their's is the kingdom of heaven.-For I say unto you, that except your righteousness shall exceed the righteousness of the Scribes and Pharisees, ye shall in no case enter into the kingdom of heaven. xiii. 43. Then shall the righteous shine forth as the sun in the kingdom of their Father. xxv. 34, 46. Then shall the king say unto them, on his right hand, Come, ye blessed of my Father, inherit the kingdom prepared for you, from the foundation of the world. And these shall go away into everlasting punishment: but the righteous into life eternal. Luke, xxiii. 42, 43. And he said unto Jesus, Lord, remember me when thou comest into thy kingdom. And Jesus said unto him, Verily, I say unto thee, to-day shalt thou be with me in paradise. 1 Cor. vi. 9. Know ye not that the unrighteous shall not inherit the kingdom of God? xv. 24, 50. Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father. Now this I say, brethren, that flesh and blood cannot inherit the kingdom of God.

3. Q. How is it that we here either wish or pray that God's kingdom may come?

A. As we desire, first, that all men may both more clearly know, and more worthily obey the true and only God; the Lord of heaven and earth. Secondly, that to this end it would please God to enlarge the borders of his church, and bring all nations within the pale of it. And that where it is already established, he would go on more and more, by his grace, to destroy the power of sin, and the dominion of Satan, and to implant the fear and love of his name in the hearts of all his servants.

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That so, thirdly, his eternal kingdom may also be enlarged; the fulness of his saints be accomplished; and the blessed time come, when we shall all be translated into his heavenly kingdom; and all other powers and dominions being done away, God alone shall be exalted, and rule over his saints, for ever and ever.

PROOFS SUBJOINED.-a Isaiah, xlii. 6, 7. Ithe Lord have called thee in righteousness, and will hold thine hand, and will keep thee, and give thee for a covenant of the people, for a light of the Gentiles; to open the blind eyes, to bring out the prisoners from the prison, and them that sit in darkness out of the prison-house. Luke, i. 79. To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, to guide our feet in. the way of peace. Acts, xxvi. 18. To open their eyes, and to turn them from darkness to light, and from the power of Satan unto God, that they may receive forgiveness of sins, and inheritance among them which are sanctified by faith that is in me. Eph. i. 17, 18. That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the Spirit of wisdom, and reverence in the knowledge of him; the eyes of your understanding being enlightened, that ye may know

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