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Witsius explores the significance and usage of the Lord’s Prayer in this exposition. First of all, he examines the definition and history of prayer throughout the Old Testament. He then moves on to the practical and spiritual advantages of prayer, as well as motivations and physical aspects of prayer. Witsius finishes this volume with a thorough inspection of each line of the Lord’s Prayer,...

business of the ambassadors of the princes of Babylon, who sent unto him to inquire of the wonder that was done in the land, “GOD LEFT HIM, TO TRY HIM, THAT HE MIGHT KNOW ALL THAT WAS IN HIS HEART.”1 When, therefore, we pray that our heavenly Father may not lead us into temptation. I. We express the hatred which we bear to sin, and our anxious desire and careful watchfulness, that we may not fall into its snares. “Ye that love the Lord, hate evil: he preserveth the souls of his saints; he delivereth
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