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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.
§. 131. Of Merit of Congruity.
§. 131. Of Merit of Congruitie.
Thea free discharge of God directly excludeth all merit of man. For that which is done for merit is not freely done.2 Papists who maintain mans merit, not only for his salvation after this life, but also for his justification in this life, and for remission of sins, think to salve up all by a distinction of merit of Congruity or meetness, and condignitie or desert and worth. They say that merit of condignitie followeth justification: but merit of Congruity goeth before it, and meriteth and obtaineth both remission of sins and justification.* Of that merit of condignitie I have elsewhere spoken: neither is it pertinent to this place.
THea free discharge of God directly excludeth all merit of man. For that which is done for merit is not freely done.2 Papists who maintaine mans merit, not onely for his saluation after this life, but also for his iustification in this life, and for remission of sinnes, thinke to salue vp all by a distinction of merit of Congruitie or meetnesse, and condignitie or desert and worth. They say that merit of condignitie followeth iustification: but merit of Congruitie goeth before it, and meriteth and obtaineth both remission of sinnes and iustification.* Of that merit of condignitie I haue elsewhere spoken: neither is it pertinent to this place.