Handbook, or Short Instruction

...for my own sake, so that I may pray without hindrance.

I thank You, Father, from my heart, that You have moved me from the kingdom of the Antichrist original: "antichristischen Reich." In the context of the Reformation, this term was frequently used to describe the institutional Roman Catholic Church, which the author views as a realm of spiritual bondage compared to the "Kingdom of Christ." into the kingdom of Your Son, Jesus Christ; there, I do not need to seek or fetch salvation Seeligkeit: a state of blessedness or eternal salvation here or there, at certain locations. I remain in Christ, and Christ in me, and I can address You through prayer and find You in all places.

Chapter VI.

I have now, dear Father, sufficiently recognized through Your grace how I need neither teach nor awaken You through my prayer, for You know everything beforehand; also how You drive and urge us to prayer and promise that we shall certainly be heard. Likewise, I see that You are an impartial sun A reference to Matthew 5:45, where God makes the sun rise on the evil and the good., without respect of persons; You love everyone equally and reach all people with Your gifts before they even ask. Furthermore, I have also removed all harmful hindrances from my heart—namely, that it is just as great a sin to pray for my own...