A01975:1267
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.
For merit of Congruity:
For merit of Congruitie:
1. Though it be taken in the fairest interpretation that can be, yet can it not stand with free grace, with mere mercy: but it much impaireth the same.
1. Though it be taken in the fairest interpretation that can be, yet can it not stand with free grace, with meere mercie: but it much impaireth the same.
2. When they expound their own meaning, they acknowledge that remission of sins and justification is due as a recompense or reward to the said merit of Congruity. For, say they, To every merit a reward answereth: as there is a merit of Congruity, so also a reward of Congruity. 1And the merit of Congruity is rather founded in some dignity of the work, then in the promise of God. Doth not their own exposition of Congruity make it a plain condignitie and desert.
2. When they expound their owne meaning, they acknowledge that remission of sins and iustification is due as a recompence or reward to the said merit of Congruitie. For, say they, To euery merit a reward answereth: as there is a merit of Congruitie, so also a reward of Congruitie. 1And the merit of Congruitie is rather founded in some dignitie of the worke, then in the promise of God. Doth not their owne exposition of Congruitie make it a plaine condignitie and desert.
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