Q. 101. What do we pray for in the first petition?
Question. What do we pray for in the first petition?
Answer. In the first petition, which is, Hallowed be thy name, we pray, that God would enable us, and others, to glorify him in all that whereby he maketh himself known; and that he would dispose all things to his own glory.
Proofs.
- [a] Ps. 67:1-3; 99:3; 100:3-4
- [b] Rom. 11:33-36; Rev. 4:11
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Citation: Westminster Shorter Catechism Q. 101, Wikisource digital text.
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Scripture refs: PSA.100.3-PSA.100.4, PSA.67.1-PSA.67.3, PSA.99.3, REV.4.11, ROM.11.33-ROM.11.36
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