{"number":104,"title":"What do we pray for in the fourth Petition?","part":null,"questions":[104],"paragraphs":[],"clauses":[],"items":[{"question":"What do we pray for in the fourth Petition?","answer":"In the fourth Petition [which is, Give us this day our daily bread] we pray that of Gods free gift, we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life, and enjoy his blessing with them.","segments":[{"text":"In the fourth Petition [which is, Give us this day our daily bread] we pray that of Gods free gift, we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life, and enjoy his blessing with them.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[{"question":"Which is the fourth Petition?","answer":"Give us this day our daily bread.","segments":[{"text":"Give us this day our daily bread.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"What do we pray for in this Petition?","answer":"We pray that we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life. Prov. 30. 8.","segments":[{"text":"We pray that we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life. Prov. 30. 8.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"What is meant by a competent portion?","answer":"Such a portion as is sufficient and convenient for us, or suitable to our places and conditions here in this life.","segments":[{"text":"Such a portion as is sufficient and convenient for us, or suitable to our places and conditions here in this life.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Are the things in this life then good in themselves?","answer":"Yes, although not the only, or principal good things.","segments":[{"text":"Yes, although not the only, or principal good things.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"How ought we to pray to receive this portion?","answer":"Of Gods free gift. Iam. 1. 17.","segments":[{"text":"Of Gods free gift. Iam. 1. 17.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"What else do we pray for to enjoy with them?","answer":"Gods blessing.","segments":[{"text":"Gods blessing.","proofs":["1 Timothy 4:4","Proverbs 15:6"],"refs":[{"printed":"1 Timothy 4:4","osis":["1Tim.4.4"]},{"printed":"Proverbs 15:6","osis":["Prov.15.6"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Do not those then that trade and work for outward things, without praying to God for them, take a wrong course to get them, and to have them with a blessing in a Covenant way?","answer":"Yes.","segments":[{"text":"Yes.","proofs":["Proverbs 10:4"],"refs":[{"printed":"Proverbs 10:4","osis":["Prov.10.4"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And is it not sufficient that we have these outward things, unless we have Gods blessing with them?","answer":"No.","segments":[{"text":"No.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"Why do we say, Give us [this day] our daily bread?","answer":"It is to teach us not to take care for to morrow, and to instruct us that we must pray daily.","segments":[{"text":"It is to teach us not to take care for to morrow, and to instruct us that we must pray daily.","proofs":["Luke 11:3","Matthew 6:34"],"refs":[{"printed":"Luke 11:3","osis":["Luke.11.3"]},{"printed":"Matthew 6:34","osis":["Matt.6.34"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"And why do we pray for Bread?","answer":"It is to teach us to moderate our affections to, and desires after earthly things; and to be content, if we have but necessaries.","segments":[{"text":"It is to teach us to moderate our affections to, and desires after earthly things; and to be content, if we have but necessaries.","proofs":["Matthew 6:31–32","Hebrews 13:5"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 6:31–32","osis":["Matt.6.31-Matt.6.32"]},{"printed":"Hebrews 13:5","osis":["Heb.13.5"]}],"note":null}],"items":[]},{"question":"In what Petition do we pray for temporal things?","answer":"In this fourth Petition.","segments":[{"text":"In this fourth Petition.","proofs":[],"refs":[],"note":null}],"items":[]}]}],"text":null}