A01975:1209
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.
2. For Christ to give the virtue of satisfaction to mens works, is to make men Priests, and Saviours: which offices are his glory.1 But he will not give his glory to others.
2. For Christ to giue the vertue of satisfaction to mens workes, is to make men Priests, and Sauiours: which offices are his glory.1 But he will not giue his glory to others.
3. The fault being discharged by Christ, the punishment is also thereby discharged.1 For the fault is the cause of punishment. Take away the cause, the effect followeth and falleth away. As God said to Adam of the forbidden fruit,2 In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt dye the death: so Nathan said to David, The Lord hath put away thy sin, thou shalt not die. His sin being remitted, the punishment was removed.
3. The fault being discharged by Christ, the punishment is also thereby discharged.1 For the fault is the cause of punishment. Take away the cause, the effect followeth and falleth away. As God said to Adam of the forbidden fruit,2 In the day that thou eatest thereof thou shalt dye the d•ath: so Nathan said to Dauid, The Lord hath put away thy sinne, thou shalt not die. His sinne being remitted, the punishment was remoued.