{"number":189,"question":"What doth the preface of the Lord’s prayer teach us?","answer":"The preface of the Lord’s prayer (contained in these words, Our Father which art in heaven,) teacheth us, when we pray, to draw near to God with confidence of his fatherly goodness, and our interest therein; with reverence, and all other childlike dispositions, heavenly affections, and due apprehensions of his sovereign power, majesty, and gracious condescension: as also, to pray with and for others.","segments":[{"text":"The preface of the Lord’s prayer (contained in these words, Our Father which art in heaven,)","proofs":["Matthew 6:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Matthew 6:9","osis":["Matt.6.9"]}],"note":null},{"text":"teacheth us, when we pray, to draw near to God with confidence of his fatherly goodness, and our interest therein;","proofs":["Luke 11:13","Romans 8:15"],"refs":[{"printed":"Luke 11:13","osis":["Luke.11.13"]},{"printed":"Romans 8:15","osis":["Rom.8.15"]}],"note":null},{"text":"with reverence, and all other childlike dispositions,","proofs":["Isaiah 64:9"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 64:9","osis":["Isa.64.9"]}],"note":null},{"text":"heavenly affections,","proofs":["Psalm 123:1","Lamentations 3:41"],"refs":[{"printed":"Psalm 123:1","osis":["Ps.123.1"]},{"printed":"Lamentations 3:41","osis":["Lam.3.41"]}],"note":null},{"text":"and due apprehensions of his sovereign power, majesty, and gracious condescension:","proofs":["Isaiah 63:15–16","Nehemiah 1:4–6"],"refs":[{"printed":"Isaiah 63:15–16","osis":["Isa.63.15-Isa.63.16"]},{"printed":"Nehemiah 1:4–6","osis":["Neh.1.4-Neh.1.6"]}],"note":null},{"text":"as also, to pray with and for others.","proofs":["Acts 12:5"],"refs":[{"printed":"Acts 12:5","osis":["Acts.12.5"]}],"note":null}],"section":null,"relations":{"bc1695":["107"],"wlc-modernized":["189"],"wsc":["100"]},"diffs":[{"source":"bc1695","type":"later","segments":[{"text":"(contained in these words,","position":null},{"text":"when we pray,","position":null},{"text":"with confidence of his fatherly goodness, and our interest therein; with","position":null},{"text":"all other childlike dispositions, heavenly affections, and due apprehensions of his sovereign power, majesty, and gracious condescension:","position":null},{"text":"also,","position":null}]}],"page":"143","leaf":73}