A01975:1100
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
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.
1. To set apart some time every day for examination of our selves: that so we may the better observe those several sins which every day pass from us. If they be not observed, they may lie so long festering the soul, as thereby prove incurable.
1. To set apart some time euery day for examination of our selues: that so we may the better obserue those seuerall sinnes which euery day passe from vs. If they be not obserued, they may lie so long festering the soule, as thereby proue incurable.
2. To humble our souls daily before God. Every day is the fire of Gods jealousy kindled by our daily sins, whereby he is provoked to come out in wrath, and to take revenge. Every day therefore must we fall down before him with broken spirits and humbled souls. This is a means to turn his fury to pity.
2. To humble our soules daily before God. Euery day is the fire of Gods iealousie kindled by our daily sinnes, whereby he is prouoked to come out in wrath, and to take reuenge. Euery day therefore must we fall downe before him with broken spirits and humbled soules. This is a meanes to turne his furie to pittie.