What Do We Pray for in the Third Petition?

Answ. In the third petition (which is, Thy “will be done on earth, as it is in heaven ,J we pray, That God, by his grace, would make us able and willing to know, obey, and submit to his will in all things, as the angels do in heaven.

Q. What will of God is here meant? A. The will

Q^ What do we here pray for with respect to God’s

will of precept? A. That God, by his grace, would

make us and others to know and obey it. See Quest. 24, 35. Q. Why must we first know it? A. Because

except we know the commands as the iviilofGod, we can never obey them from regard to his authority.

Qj. Why should we pray, that God would make us to know and obey his will? A. Because of ourselves

we cannot know nor obey God’s law, nor can any creature teach or enable us to it. See Quest. 18, 26, 31.

Q. What do we in this petition pray for with respect to God’s will and providence? A. That we and

others may understand the language of providence, and submit to the dispensations of it, Micah vi, 9.

Gin what manner do we pray that God’s will may be. done on earth? A. As it is done in heaven.

Qj. By whom is God’s will done in heaven?

A. By the holy angels, and glorified saints.

Q^ In what manner is God’s will done in heaven?

A. Chearfully, readily, constantly, and universally.