A01975:1141
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.
As for their own instances of venial sins:
As for their owne instances of veniall sinnes:
1. The suddennest motions that can be, though no consent should be yielded to them, are against the first and last commandments. Besides, the perfect Law of God is spiritual. It ⟨p. 140⟩requireth integrity in the innermost parts, even in the spirits of men The fore-mentioned thoughts are against spiritual integrity: and in that respect against the Law: and deserve the curse thereof. Yea further the secretest & suddennest thoughts, are acts and motions of the soul: as manifest to God as outward actions of the body. If therefore they be evil, they are in his sight apparent transgressions. As for motions to lust, though never so sudden at the very sight of a woman,1 Christ accounteth them a kind of adultery. And motions to anger he accounteth a kind of murder. But Adultery and Murder are against the Law, and deserve the curse of the Law.
1. The suddennest motions that can be, though no consent should be yeelded to them, are against the first and last commandements. Besides, the perfect Law of God is spirituall. It ⟨p. 140⟩requireth integritie in the innermost parts, euen in the spirits of men The fore-mentioned thoughts are against spirituall integritie: and in that respect against the Law: and deserue the curse thereof. Yea further the secretest & suddennest thoughts, are acts and motions of the soule: as manifest to God as outward actions of the body. If therefore they be euill, they are in his sight apparant transgressions. As for motions to lust, though neuer so sudden at the very sight of a woman,1 Christ accounteth them a kinde of adulterie. And motions to anger hee accounteth a kinde of murther. But Adulterie and Murther are against the Law, and deserue the curse of the Law.