A guide to go to GodA guide to goe to God

1. The glory of Gods pity and power is much magnified hereby. Of his pity, in that by going to him in all our miseries we acknowledge him to be a God of compassion, moved with our miseries: else could we have no heart to go to him. The servants of the King of Syria persuade their Lord, being overthrown in battle to go with sackcloth upon their loins,¹ and ropes upon their heads to the King of Israel, on this ground, We have heard that the Kings of the house of Israel are merciful Kings. Were we not persuaded that he to whom we go, is pitiful and merciful, scarce should we be moved to lay open our sores before him. Well, mark^b the prayers of the Saints, and you shall find the mercy, pity and compassion of God much pleaded in them.³ The glory of Gods power is also magnified by Deprecations,⁴ in that he is acknowledged to be for all turns able to do, and able to undo. Able to do that good for us which he seeth to be needful for us: and able to undo that knot of misery wherewith through our own folly we are bound, and to break those snares wherewith we are entangled.

1. The glory of Gods pittie and power is much magnified hereby. Of his pittie, in that by going to him in all our miseries we acknowledge him to be a God of compassion, moued with our miseries: else could we haue no heart to goe to him. The seruants of the King of Syria perswade their Lord, being ouerthrowne in battell to go with sackcloth vpon their loynes,¹ and ropes vpon their heads to the King of Israel, on this ground, We haue heard that the Kings of the house of Israel are mercifull Kings. Were we not perswaded that he to whom we goe, is pittifull and mercifull, scarce should we be moued to lay open our sores before him. Well, marke^b the prayers of the Saints, and you shall finde the mercy, pitie and compassion of God much pleaded in them.³