Matthew Poole and continuators on Matthew 6:13

13 And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil, For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

The term Temptation in the General signifieth a Tryal, and is sometimes used to express Go[illegible: 1 letter]s Tryals of his Peoples Faith and Obedience, but most or[illegible: 1 letter]inarily to express Satans Tryals of us, by Motions to sin, which may be from our own Lusts, Isa. 1. Or, from the Devil, who is therefore called the Tempter, or from the World. These are the Temptations which we are Commanded to pray against, not that God leads any Persons into such Temptations, unless by the Permission of his Providence. But deliver us from Evil, from the Evil one, as some read it, because of the Article prefixed, but others think it not Material whether we under[illegible: 1 letter]tand the Devil, who is the Evil one, or the Evil of Temptations which harm us not, if we be not overcome by them. For thine is the Kingdom, the Power, and the Glory, for ever Amen. These words are omitted by Luke, ch. 11.4. but many think, that Luke speaks of another time, when he Dictated this Prayer: The words both shew us, that the Honour and Glory of God ought to be the End, and Scope of all our Prayers, and that we can expect no Audience, but upon the Account of Gods Grace and Mercy, and they likewise confirm our Faith, that God is able to grant, what we ask of him Amen: This in the cloze of a Sentence is a Particle of Wishing, and signif[illegible: 1 letter]eth our Desire to be heard; and as it is a term that signifies Truth and Certainty, it likewise signifieth our Faith in God that we shall be heard.

Marginal references: 1 Chro. 29.11.