Lord’s Day 48Question 123
Reformed Church in America English, 1879
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1879 Reformed Church in America Q&A text with inline proof references. Source: Wikisource scan transcription.
This English edition was published in the United States in 1879, before the current U.S. public-domain cutoff. Rights evidence. Verified 2026-07-14.
What is the second petition?
“Thy kingdom come.” That is, rule us so by thy word and Spirit, that we may submit ourselves more and more to thee (Ps. 143;10); preserve and increase thy Church (Ps. 122;6, 7); destroy the works of the devil, and all violence which would exalt itself against thee, and also all wicked counsels devised against thy holy word (1 John 3;8); until the full perfection of thy kingdom takes place, wherein thou shalt be all in all (Rev. 22;20).