Question 106

Which is the sixth Petition?

Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil.

What is prayed for in this Petition?

Divers things; 1. That God (if he sees good) would keep us from being tempted to sin.^a

How many kinds of temptations be there?

Two, 1. Of affliction, which have tendency towards sin, if not sanctified. 2. Of enticement unto sin directly; we pray to be kept from both (if God sees good.)

And what do we pray for in reference to both these temptations?

If it please God to suffer us to be tempted either way, then that he would support^b us under the affliction, and not suffer us to be taken Captives by Satan, and led into temptation, to be triumphed over by him at his Will.^c

Is there any thing more prayed for?

We pray that God in his due time would deliver us, when we are tempted: That the affliction may be removed, when it is a burden too great for us to bear, and that he would lead Captivity captive, and rescue us out of the hands of Satan.^d