turned to the question? What do you mean by hallowed? (b.) What by the name of God? (c.) How is this petition explained? What do you mean by grant? (d.) What by rightly? (e.) What by know? (f.) How do you prove, that we are to pray to God to grant us rightly to know him? (1.) What are we to pray to God for besides that we may rightly know him? What do you mean by sanctify? (g.) What by glorify? (h.) What by praise? (i.) What by God's works? (j.) How do you prove, that we are to pray to God to enable us to sanctify, glorify and praise him in all his works? (2.) What is added with respect to God's works? What do you mean by his power? (k.) What by clearly? (q.) What by displayed? (r.) How do you prove, that we are to sanctify, glorify and praise God's power as clearly displayed in his works? (3.) What do you mean by God's wisdom? (1.) How do you prove, that we are to sanctify, glorify and praise God's wisdom as clearly displayed in his works? (4.) What do you mean by the goodness of God? (m.) How do you prove, that we are to sanctify, glorify and praise God's goodness as clearly displayed in his works? (5.) What do you mean by God's justice? (n.) How do you prove, that we are to sanctify, glorify and praise God's justice as clearly displayed in his works? (6.) What do you mean by God's mercy? (o.) How do you prove, that we are to sanctify, glorify and praise God's mercy as clearly displayed in his works? (7.) What do you mean by God's truth? (p.) How do you prove, that we are to sanctify, glorify and praise God's truth as clearly displayed in his works? (8.) What is added in the answer in explanation of the first petition? What do you mean by further? (s.) What is the force of so in this connection? (t.) What do you mean by order? (u.) What by direct? (v.) What by our whole lives? (w.) What by our thoughts? (x.) What by our words? (y.) What by our actions? (z.) What by blasphemed? (aa.) What by the expression on our account? (cc.) How do you prove, that we are to pray to God to enable us so to order and direct our whole lives, our thoughts, words and actions, as that his name may never be blas

phemed on our account? (9.) What do you mean by honored? (bb.) How do you prove, that we are to pray to God to enable us so to order and direct our whole lives, our thoughts, words and actions, as that his name may be honored and praised on our account? (10.)

XLVIII. Lord's Day.

Q. 123.-Which is the second petition? A.-"THY KINGDOM COME;" that is, rule us so by thy word and spirit, that we may submit ourselves more and more to thee; preserve and increase thy Church, destroy the works of the devil, and all violence which would exalt itself against thee; and also, all wicked counsels devised against thy holy word, until the full perfection of thy kingdom takes place, wherein thou shalt be all in all.

EXPLANATIONS.

a. Kingdom, the reign of God in the hearts of the children of men.

b. Come, extend; prevail.

c. Rule, govern; control.

d. Word, the holy precepts of the Bible.

e. Spirit, the influences of the Holy Spirit..

f. Submit, yield to the power of another.

g. Preserve, uphold; maintain.

h. Increase, extend; enlarge.

i. Church, the collective body of those who believe in. Christ.

j. Destroy, put an end to; cause to cease.

k. Works, operations; achievements.

1. Devil, the great adversary of God and man.

m. Violence, rash sinful proceedings.

n. Exalt, rise in opposition.

0. Wicked, sinful.

p. Counsels, designs; machinations..

q. Devised, contrived; projected.

r. Holy word, the books of the Old and New Testa

ment.

8. Full, entire.

t. Perfection, completion.

u. Take place, come to pass; is brought about. v. Wherein, in which.

w. All in all, every thing thou desirest and art designed to be; supreme.

DOCTRINES SEPARATED AND PROVED.

1. We are to pray to God, so to rule us by his word and spirit, that we may submit ourselves more and more to him. Psalm exliii. 10-Teach me to do thy will; for thou art my God; thy spirit is good: lead me into the land of uprightness. Psalm xxv. 4-Shew me thy ways, O Lord; teach me thy paths. Psalm exix. 5.

2. We are to pray to God to preserve and increase his Church. Psalm li. 18-Do good in thy good pleasure unto Zion; build thou the walls of Jerusalem. Psalm cxxii. 6, 7-Pray for the peace of Jerusalem: they shall prosper that love thee. Peace be within thy walls and prosperity within thy palaces. Psalm cxviii. 25, 26.

3. We are to pray to God to destroy the works of the devil. Rom. xvi. 20-And the God of peace shall bruise Satan under your feet shortly. 1 John. iii. 8For this purpose the Son of God was manifested, that he might destroy the works of the devil.

4. We are to pray to God to destroy all violence which would exalt itself against him. Psalm v. 10-Destroy thou them, O God; let them fall by their own counsels; cast them out in the multitude of their transgressions; for they have rebelled against thee. Psalm cxxix. 5-Let them all be confounded and turned back that hate Zion.

5. We are to pray to God to destroy all wicked counsels devised against his holy word. Psalm lxxxiii. 3–5, 16—They have taken crafty counsel against thy people, and consulted against thy hidden ones. They have said, Come, let us cut them off from being a nation; that the name of Israel may be no more in remembrance. For they have consulted together with one consent: they are confederate against thee. - Fill their faces with shame: that they may seek thy name, O Lord. Psalm ix. 20-Put them in fear, Ŏ Lord that the nations may know themselves to be but men.

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6. We are to pray to God that the full perfection of his kingdom may take place. Rev. xxii. 17 and 20-And the Spirit and the bride say, Come. And let him that heareth say, Come. And let him that is athirst come. And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely. He which testifieth these things, saith, Surely I come quickly; Amen. Even so, come Lord Jesus.

7. When the kingdom of God takes place, he shall therein be all in all. 1 Cor. xv. 28-And when all things shall be subdued unto him, then shall the Son also himself be subject unto him that put all things under him, that God may be all in all.

EXERCISES.

What is the one hundred and twenty-third question? What does the answer say the second petition is? What do you mean by God's kingdom? (a.) What by the word come? (b.) How does the answer explain this petition? What do you mean by rule? (c.) What by God's word ? (d.) What by his Spirit? (e.) What by submit? (f.) How do you prove, that we are to pray to God, so to rule us by his word and Spirit, that we may submit ourselves more and more unto him? (1.) What further is included in this petition? What do you mean by preserve? (g.) What by increase? (h.) What by the Church? (i.) How do you prove that we are to pray to God to preserve and increase his Church? (2.) What do you mean by destroy? (j.) What by works? (k.) What by the devil? (1) How do you prove that we are to pray to God to destroy the works of the devil? (3.) What do you mean by violence? (m.) What by exalt? (n.) How do you prove, that we are to pray to God to destroy all violence, which would exalt itself against him? (4.) What further is included in the second petition? What do you mean by wicked? (o.) What by counsels? (p.) What by devised? (q.) What by God's holy word? (r.) How do you prove that we are to pray to God to destroy all wicked counsels devised against his holy word? (5.) What do you mean by full? (s.) What by perfection? (t.) What by the expression take place? (u.) How do you prove

that we are to pray to God that the full perfection of his kingdom may take place? (6.) What do you mean by the word wherein? (v.) What by the expression all in all? (w.) How do you prove, that when the kingdom of God takes place, he shall therein be all in all? (7.)

XLIX. Lord's Day.

Q. 134. Which is the third petition?

A.-"THY WILL BE DONE ON EARTH AS IT IS IN HEA VEN;" that is, grant that we and all men may renounce our own will, and without murmuring obey thy will, which is only good; that so every one may attend to, and perform the duties of his station and calling, as willingly and faithfully as the angels do in heaven.

EXPLANATIONS.

a. Will, purposes; commands.

b. On earth, in this world.

c.. In heaven, in the world of spirits. d. Renounce, give up; forsake.

e. Murmuring, complaining; grumbling.

f.. Obey, comply with; submit to.

g. Only good, altogether promotive of the best ends. h. Attend to, listen to for the purpose of obeying.

i. Perform, fulfil; discharge.

j. Duties, things which we are obligated to perform. k. Station, the department of public duty which a person is appointed to perform.

1. Calling, usual occupation or employment.

m. Willingly, cheerfully; without reluctance.

n. Faithfully, exactly; strictly.

o. Angels, the spiritual, intelligent beings employed by God to communicate and execute his will.

DOCTRINES SEPARATED AND PROVED..

1. We are to pray to God, that he would enable us and all men, to renounce our own will. Psalm cxli. 4-Incline not my heart to any evil thing, to practise wicked works