3. Grace to Be Desired

Thus much of the three first petitions which concern God: now follow the other three, which concern ourselves. In which order we learn to pray for those things which concern God absolutely: and for those things which concern ourselves not absolutely, but so far forth as they shall make for God's glory, the building of his kingdom, and the doing of his will.

But how depends this petition on the former? In the first we were taught to pray, that God's name might be hallowed: which is done when God reigns in our hearts, and his will is done. Now further, his will is obeyed in three things: first, by depending on his providence for the things of this life: secondly, by depending on his mercy for the pardon of sin; thirdly, by depending on his power and might, in resisting temptations. And thus God's will is obeyed.