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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
Petition 5 › Section 133: §. 133. Of the comfort that ariseth from Gods free and full discharge.
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.
Again, knowledge of the desert of sin, how the least sin deserveth the wrath of God, and the least degree of Gods wrath is an unsupportable burden, cannot but affright the soul of a sinner through the apprehension of any vindictive punishment to be endured for sin. What then can remain to satisfy the poor sinner, but faith in Gods full discharge? The promises of God being the ground of our faith, good ground we have to believe that according to the forenamed promises, our sins, which we have humbly and penitently confessed, and for which we have craved pardon, are freely and fully discharged. If upon our own true humiliation, and hearty supplication we did believe this, what comfort, what peace might be brought to our souls thereby? Let us the efore oft meditate on the fore-named grounds of faith, that our faith thereby may be the more established, and our consciences the more quieted.
Againe, knowledge of the desert of sinne, how the least sin deserueth the wrath of God, and the least degree of Gods wrath is an vnsupportable burthen, cannot but affright the soule of a sinner through the apprehension of any vindictiue punishment to be endured for sinne. What then can remaine to satisfie the poore sinner, but faith in Gods full discharge? The promises of God being the ground of our faith, good ground we haue to beleeue that according to the forenamed promises, our sinnes, which we haue humbly and penitently confessed, and for which wee haue craued pardon, are freely and fully discharged. If vpon our owne true humiliation, and heartie supplication we did beleeue this, what comfort, what peace might be brought to our soules thereby? Let vs the efore oft meditate on the fore-named grounds of faith, that our faith thereby may be the more established, and our consciences the more quieted.
The thing acknowledged, DEBTS,
The appropriation of them, OUR,