A01975:1251
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 ariseth from the kinds of discharge implied under the word FORGIVE?
Q. VVHat doctrine ariseth from the kindes of discharge implied vnder the word FORGIVE?
A. The discharge which God giveth is aa free & full discharge, It must needs be free, because in man there can be nothing to procure it. Nay out of God there is nothing to move him to do it.2 I blot out transgressions, saith the Lord, for mine own sake. And again, For my names sake will I defer mine anger. 3He retaineth not his anger for ever, because he delighteth in mercy. 4That the discharge also which God giveth is full, is evident by the many Metaphors used in Scripture to set it out: Such are these that follow.
A. The discharge which God giueth is aa free & full discharge, It must needs bee free, because in man there can be nothing to procure it. Nay out of God there is nothing to moue him to doe it.2 I blot out transgressions, saith the Lord, for mine owne sake. And againe, For my names sake will I deferre mine anger. 3He retaineth not his anger for euer, because he delighteth in mercy. 4That the discharge also which God giueth is full, is euident by the many Metaphors vsed in Scripture to set it out: Such are these that follow.