A01975:1253
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. I am he that BLOTTETH OUT thy transgressions, saith the Lord. This Metaphor is taken from Creditors, who when they purpose never to exact a debt,1 will blot it out of their books. After that a Debt is strucken out of a Bill, Bond, or Book, it can not be exacted: the evidence can not be pleaded.
1. I am hee that BLOTTETH OVT thy transgressions, saith the Lord. This Metaphor is taken from Creditors, who when they purpose neuer to exact a debt,1 will blot it out of their bookes. After that a Debt is strucken out of a Bill, Bond, or Booke, it can not be exacted: the euidence can not be pleaded.
2 I have put away thy transgressions as a cloud, 1and thy sins as a mist, saith the same Lord. We know that the clouds which are driven away by the winds appear no more, nor the mist which is dried up by the Sun. Other clouds, other mists may arise: but not they which are driven away and dried up. Thus the sins which God forgiveth return not again.
2 I haue put away thy transgressions as a cloud, 1and thy sinnes as a mist, saith the same Lord. Wee know that the clouds which are driuen away by the winds appeare no more, nor the mist which is dried vp by the Sunne. Other clouds, other mists may arise: but not they which are driuen away and dryed vp. Thus the sinnes which God forgiueth returne not againe.
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