A01975:1482
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.
This pattern of God is duly to be weighed, and oft to be meditated on. Good patterns and presidents as they give good directions, so they are great incitations, and inducements to stir us up to do a thing: especially when they are the examples of such as we have just cause highly to esteem. Now who is more highly to be esteemed, then God? what more worthy pattern can there be? An high honour it is to be like unto God, & to do as he doth. Gods example is a perfect pattern: and in that respect to be followed: yea so much the rather because it taketh away all those pretences which men use to allege for justifying their revenge, and not forgiving such as wrong them.
This patterne of God is duly to be weighed, and oft to be meditated on. Good patternes and presidents as they giue good directions, so they are great incitations, and inducements to stirre vs vp to do a thing: especially when they are the examples of such as we haue iust cause highly to esteeme. Now who is more highly to be esteemed, then God? what more worthy patterne can there be? An high honor it is to be like vnto God, & to do as he doth. Gods example is a perfect patterne: and in that respect to be followed: yea so much the rather because it taketh away all those pretences which men vse to alledge for iustifying their reuenge, and not forgiuing such as wrong them.
Their pretences are such as these.1
- 1Pretences for revenge answered.Pretences for reuenge answered.
1. He that hath wronged me is a base fellow.