Question 127

Which is the sixth petition?

“And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil”; that is, since we are so weak in ourselves, that we cannot stand a moment;³⁷⁵³⁷⁵    John 15:5; Ps. 103:14. and besides this, since our mortal enemies, the devil,³⁷⁶³⁷⁶    1 Pet. 5:8; Eph. 6:12. the world,³⁷⁷³⁷⁷    John 15:19. and our own flesh,³⁷⁸³⁷⁸    Rom. 7:23; Gal. 5:17. cease not to assault us, do thou therefore preserve and strengthen us by the power of thy Holy Spirit, that we may not be overcome in this spiritual warfare,³⁷⁹³⁷⁹    Matt. 26:41; Mark 13:33. but constantly and strenuously may resist our foes, till at last we obtain a complete victory.³⁸⁰³⁸⁰    1 Thess. 3:13; 1 Thess. 5:23.