We will therefore, on
our part, both heartily forgive, and also readily do good to those who
may injure or offend us.
SIXTH PETITION.
And, lead us not into temptation.
_What is meant by this Petition?_
_Ans._ God indeed tempts no one to sin; but we pray in this petition
that God would so guard and preserve us, that the devil, the world, and
our own flesh, may not deceive us, nor lead us into error and unbelief,
despair, and other great and shameful sins; and that, though we may be
thus tempted, we may, nevertheless, finally prevail and gain the
victory.
SEVENTH PETITION.
But deliver us from evil.
_What is meant by this Petition?_
_Ans._ We pray in this petition, as in a summary, that our Heavenly
Father would deliver us from all manner of evil, whether it affect the
body or soul, property or character, and, at last, when the hour of
death shall arrive, grant us a happy end, and graciously take as from
this world of sorrow to Himself in heaven.
CONCLUSION.
For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever and
ever.
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