A01975:1217
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.
Q. What doctrine doth praying for pardon of the debt of sin afford?
Q. VVHat doctrine doth praying for pardon of the debt of sinne afford?
A. Sin is remissible. If it could not be pardoned, it were altogether in vain to pray for forgiveness. Christ would never have directed and incited us to pray for that which is not possible to obtain.1 He stirreth us up to ask, seek, and knock, on these grounds, It shall be given you, Ye shall find, It shall be opened unto you.
A. Sinne is remissible. If it could not be pardoned, it were altogether in vaine to pray for forgiuenesse. Christ would neuer haue directed and incited vs to pray for that which is not possible to obtaine.1 He stirreth vs vp to aske, seeke, and knocke, on these grounds, It shall be giuen you, Yee shall finde, It shall be opened vnto you.
The true reasons hereof are: