Sacred Dissertations on the Lord's Prayer - Hardcover

by Herman Witsius (Author)

This volume contains more than the title reveals. Prefaced to a 230-page exposition of the Lord's Prayer, Witsius devotes six chapters to the subject of prayer in general, which he calls the pulse of the renewed soul. His exposition on the Lord's Prayer is itself a masterpiece. In many instances, the questions grappled with receive greater scriptural and practical clarity from Witsius' pen than from anything else written to date. Sound biblical exegesis and practical doctrinal substance, this book represents the cream of Reformed theology.

Front Jacket

Table of Contents:

1. On Prayer

2. On the Advantage and Necessity of Prayer

3. On the Preparation of the Mind for Right Prayer

4. On Gestures in Prayer

5. On Stated Hours of Prayer

6. On the Petitions which we ought to Present to Go

7. On the Address to our Heavenly Father

8. On Hallowing the Name of God

9. On the Coming of the Kingdom of God

10. On Doing the Will of God

11. On Daily Bread

12. On the Forgiveness of Debt

13. On Leading into Temptation

14. On the Conclusion of the Lord's Prayer

Author Biography

Herman Witsius (1636-1708) was Professor of Divinity in the Universities of Franeker, Utrecht, and Leyden. A brilliant and devout student, he was fluent in Latin, Greek, and Hebrew by the age of fifteen, when he entered the University of Utrecht. He was ordained at twenty-one and served in several pastorates, filling both the pulpit and the academic chair over the course of his life.