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A guide to go to GodA guide to goe to God
A guide to go to God: or, An explanation of the perfect pattern of prayer, the Lords prayer. By William Gouge, B. in D. and minister of Gods Word in Black-Friars LondonA guide to goe to God: or, An explanation of the perfect patterne of prayer, the Lords prayer. By William Gouge, B. in D. and minister of Gods Word in Black-Friers London
London: printed by G. Miller for Edward Brewster, 1626
Petition 4 › Section 105: §. 105. Of carking too much for this world.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
A. 1. Profane Worldlings that prefer the things of this world before the glory of God. They would have the fourth Petition to be first. Such were the Jews that madea ceiled houses for themselves, while the house of God lay waste: and theb Gadarenes that preferred their swine before Christ.
A. 1. Profane Worldlings that preferre the things of this world before the glory of God. They would haue the fourth Petition to bee first. Such were the Iewes that madea seeled houses for themselues, while the house of God lay waste: and theb Gadarens that preferred their swine before Christ.
2. Covetous men, whose desire is never satisfied: they are like the things that can never say,c It is enough. They who ⟨p. 125⟩are covetously minded, regard not the limitation of this Petition, by THIS DAY. Their mind is more on years then days: as his was that said to his soul,e Thou hast much goods laid up for many years.