Question 111

What do we pray for in the fourth petition?

In the fourth petition, which is, Give us this day our daily bread,^a we pray that of God’s free gift we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life, and enjoy his blessing with them.^b

What do we pray for in the fourth petition?

a. Matthew 6:11
Matthew 6:11
^6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
^6:11 Give us this day our daily bread.
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b. Proverbs 30:8; Genesis 28:20; 1 Timothy 4:4–5
Proverbs 30:8
^30:8 Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me:
^30:8 Keep falsehood and deceitful words far from me. Give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the bread that is my portion.
Genesis 28:20
^28:20 And Jacob vowed a vow, saying, If God will be with me, and will keep me in this way that I go, and will give me bread to eat, and raiment to put on,
^28:20 Then Jacob made a vow, saying, "If God will be with me and watch over me on this journey, and if He will provide me with food to eat and clothes to wear,
1 Timothy 4:4–5
^4:4 For every creature of God is good, and nothing to be refused, if it be received with thanksgiving: ^4:5 For it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
^4:4 For every creation of God is good, and nothing that is received with thanksgiving should be rejected, ^4:5 because it is sanctified by the word of God and prayer.
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Question 111, sung: The Baptist Catechism Set to Music, Jim Scott Orrick

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Changes from Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 104

No change, but in spelling and punctuation.

Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 104

What do we pray for in the fourth petition?

In the fourth petition, which is, Give us this day our daily bread, we pray that of God’s free gift we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life, and enjoy his blessing with them.

Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 104

What do we pray for in the fourth petition?

In the fourth petition, which is, Give us this day our daily bread, we pray, that of God’s free gift we may receive a competent portion of the good things of this life, and enjoy his blessing with them.

The Baptist Catechism (1695), Question 111

What do we pray for in the fourth petition?

Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 104

What do we pray for in the fourth petition?

Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 104

What do we pray for in the fourth petition?

The Baptist Catechism (modernized) (1695), Question 111

What do we pray for in the fourth petition?

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Westminster Larger Catechism (1647), parallel to this question

Question 193

What do we pray for in the fourth petition?

In the fourth petition (which is, Give us this day our daily bread,) acknowledging, that in Adam, and by our own sin, we have forfeited our right to all the outward blessings of this life, and deserve to be wholly deprived of them by God, and to have them cursed to us in the use of them; and that neither they of themselves are able to sustain us, nor we to merit, or by our own industry to procure them; but prone to desire, get, and use them unlawfully: we pray for ourselves and others, that both they and we, waiting upon the providence of God from day to day in the use of lawful means, may, of his free gift, and as to his fatherly wisdom shall seem best, enjoy a competent portion of them; and have the same continued and blessed unto us in our holy and comfortable use of them, and contentment in them; and be kept from all things that are contrary to our temporal support and comfort.

Commentaries (9)

Benjamin Beddome, 1752, A Scriptural Exposition of the Baptist Catechism
Are temporal blessings forfeited? Yes. Cursed is the ground for thy sake, Should we pray for temporal blessings with religious views? Yes. That we may give to him that needeth,…
Benjamin Beddome’s text
Joseph Alleine, 1672, A Most Familiar Explanation of the Assemblies Shorter Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 104, which this question adapts
What do we pray for in the fourth Petition. In the fourth Petition, which is, Give us this day our daily bread we pray, that of Gods free gift, we may receive a competent portion…
Joseph Alleine’s text
Thomas Lye, 1672, The Assemblies Shorter Catechism Drawn out into Distinct Propositions
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 104, which this question adapts
What do we pray for in the fourth Petition? In the fourth Petition, which is, Give us this day our daily Bread; We pray, that, of Gods free gift, we may receive a competent…
Thomas Lye’s text
Thomas Vincent, 1673, An Explicatory Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 104, which this question adapts
What do we pray for in the fourth Petition? In the fourth Petition, which is, Give us this day our daily Bread; we pray that of Gods free gift, we may receive a competent portion…
Thomas Vincent’s text
1675, An Explicatory Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 104, which this question adapts
What do we pray for in the fourth Petition? In the fourth Petition which is, Give us this day our daily bread we pray that of Gods free gift, we may receive a competent portion of…
Its text
John Flavel, 1692, An Exposition of the Assembly’s Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 104, which this question adapts
What do we pray for in the fourth Petition? In the fourth Petition, which is Give us this day our daily Bread we pray, that of Gods free gift we may receive a competent portion of…
John Flavel’s text
Thomas Watson, 1692, A Body of Practical Divinity
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 104, which this question adapts
MATTH. vi. 11. Give us this Day our daily Bread. In this Petition there are two things observable, I. The Order. II. The Matter. I. The Order. First, we pray, Hallowed be thy…
Thomas Watson’s text
Matthew Henry, 1703, A Scripture Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 104, which this question adapts
What do we pray for in the Fourth Petition? In the Fourth Petition, which is, Give us this Day our daily Bread, we pray, That of God’s Free Gift we may receive a competent Portion…
Matthew Henry’s text
Alexander Whyte, 1883, A Commentary on the Shorter Catechism
On Westminster Shorter Catechism (1647), Question 104, which this question adapts
The fourth petition—“It is known,” says Archbishop Leighton, “to be the ordinary course of skilful orators to place the meanest part of their speech in the middle; and in this let…
Alexander Whyte’s text