THE SECOND PETITION.

=Thy kingdom come.=

_That is_,

The kingdom of God comes indeed of itself, without our prayer, but we

pray in this petition that it may come also to us.

This is done when our heavenly Father gives us His Holy Spirit, so

that by His grace we believe the Word of God, and live holy and

Christ-like lives here in time, and in heaven forever.

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