A01975:1544
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.
2. Such as seek help of such things as have no power or virtue at all to help them in that for which help is sought: as they, who, being troubled in conscience and wounded in soul, seek to ease themselves by merry company, music, gaming, and the like. Soq Saul, when the evil spirit came upon him, must needs have music: and ther Baalites when their request was not granted, Leaped upon the Altar, and cut themselves with knives and lancers: and Papists to like purposes whip themselves: yea also they seek to drive the Devil away with holy water, holy oil, crucifixes, crossing themselves, and other like foolish toys.
2. Such as seeke helpe of such things as haue no powre or vertue at all to helpe them in that for which helpe is sought: as they, who, being troubled in conscience and wounded in soule, seeke to ease themselues by merrie company, musicke, gaming, and the like. Soq Saul, when the euill spirit came vpon him, must needs haue musicke: and ther Baalites when their request was not granted, Leaped vpon the Altar, and cut themselues with kniues and lancers: and Papists to like purposes whip themselues: yea also they seeke to driue the Diuell away with holy water, holy oile, crucifixes, crossing themselues, and other like foolish toyes.