Saturday, September 16, 2006

Comforting Thoughts

Here are a couple of quotes from the English Reformer Hugh Latimer, from his famous sermon on the Lord’s Prayer given in 1552.
On the general usefulness of this prayer:

For like as the law of love is the sum and abridgment of the other laws, so this prayer is the sum and abridgment of all other prayers: all the other prayers are contained in this prayer; yea, what­soever mankind hath need of to soul and body, that same is contained in this prayer.

On the matchless privilege of addressing God as Father:

Therefore our Saviour, when he teacheth us to call God "Father,"teacheth us to understand the fatherly affection which God beareth towards us; which thing maketh us bold and hearty to call upon him, knowing that he beareth a good-will towards us, and that he will surely hear our prayers. When we be in trouble, we doubt of a stranger, whether he will help us or not: but our Saviour commanding us to call God, "Father,"teacheth us to be assured of the love and good-will of God toward us. So by this word "Father, we learn to stablish and to comfort our faith, knowing most assuredly that he will be good unto us.

Amen

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