Westminster Larger Catechism

Question 195

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What do we pray for in the sixth petition?

In the sixth petition (which is, And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil,)^a acknowledging, that the most wise, righteous, and gracious God, for divers holy and just ends, may so order things, that we may be assaulted, foiled, and for a time led captive by temptations;^b that Satan,^c the world,^d and the flesh, are ready powerfully to draw us aside, and ensnare us;^e and that we, even after the pardon of our sins, by reason of our corruption,^f weakness, and want of watchfulness,^g are not only subject to be tempted, and forward to expose ourselves unto temptations,^h but also of ourselves unable and unwilling to resist them, to recover out of them, and to improve them;ⁱ and worthy to be left under the power of them:^j we pray, that God would so overrule the world and all in it,^k subdue the flesh,^l and restrain Satan,^m order all things,ⁿ bestow and bless all means of grace,^o and quicken us to watchfulness in the use of them, that we and all his people may by his providence be kept from being tempted to sin;^p or, if tempted, that by his Spirit we may be powerfully supported and enabled to stand in the hour of temptation;^q or when fallen, raised again and recovered out of it,^r and have a sanctified use and improvement thereof:^s that our sanctification and salvation may be perfected,^t Satan trodden under our feet,^u and we fully freed from sin, temptation, and all evil, forever.^v

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