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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.
§. 138. Of constant forgiving.
§. 138. Of constant forgiuing.
Q. What other doctrine may be gathered from the profession of forgiveness in the time present?
Q. VVHat other doctrine may bee gathered from the profession of forgiuenesse in the time present?
A. Forgiveness must be a continued act. It must not, so long as we live, be reckoned among the things utterly past, and no more to be performed. The time past hath his date. The time to come may have no date at all. The time present is always in being. God therefore setteth out his eternal being and abiding by the time present, in this Title, I AM THAT I AM.1 He therefore that in truth saith, I do forgive, must never be of another mind: he must never think of recalling what he hath forgiven, or of waxing weary of forgiving, though never so many wrongs from time to time be offered.2 Christ saith, when ye stand praying, forgive. 3And his Apostle saith, Pray continually. If we must pray continually, and praying forgive, them must we forgive continually.4 Where Christ enjoineth to forgive unto seventy times seven, he intendeth a readiness to forgive so oft as we are wronged,