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Lord’s Day 48
(Third Part: Of Thankfulness—Questions 86-129) 123. What is the second petition? Thy kingdom come. That is: So govern us by Thy word and Spirit, that we submit ourselves unto Thee always more and more; preserve and increase Thy Church; destroy … Continue reading
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Piety
otice how this whole definition turns on the word knowledge. Without the knowledge of God and his benefits, we have no reverence or love, and thus no piety. How can we know Him whom we seldom pray to, or read … Continue reading
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Lord’s Day 47
(Third Part: Of Thankfulness—Questions 86-129) 122. What is the first petition? Hallowed be Thy name. That is: Enable us rightly to know Thee, and to hallow, magnify and praise Thee in all Thy works, in which shine forth Thy power, … Continue reading
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Lord’s Day 46
(Third Part: Of Thankfulness—Questions 86-129) 120. Why has Christ commanded us to address God thus: Our Father? To awaken in us, at the very beginning of our prayer, that filial reverence and trust toward God, which are to be the … Continue reading
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Lord’s Day 45
(Third Part: Of Thankfulness—Questions 86-129) 116. Why is Prayer necessary for Christians? Because it is the chief part of the thankfulness which God requires of us; and because God will give His grace and Holy Spirit only to such, as … Continue reading
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Lord’s Day 44
(Third Part: Of Thankfulness—Questions 86-129) 113. What is required in the tenth commandment? That not even the least inclination or thought against any of God’s commandments ever enter into our heart; but that, with our whole heart, we continually hate … Continue reading
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