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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.
Let us learn wisdom from this ground of wisdom taught by him that is the wisdom of God.1 Let us not disjoin the care of these two sweet companions, which God hath so nearly linked together, our body and soul. Let both in their place and due manner be cared for. Let spiritual things be provided for the soul, which is a spiritual substance, as well as earthly things for the body which is of the earth. By that care which nature moveth us to take for the temporal good of our bodies, we ought to be so far from resting therein, as we ought rather to be raised up thereby to seek how we may procure good to our souls. Surely Christ by inferring the Petitions for our souls good, immediately upon that which concerneth the good of our bodies, intendeth thereby, that by sense of our bodies need we should be made sensible of the souls need.
Let vs learne wisedome from this ground of wisedome taught by him that is the wisedome of God.1 Let vs not disioyne the care of these two sweete companions, which God hath so nearely linked together, our bodie and soule. Let both in their place and due manner be cared for. Let spirituall things be prouided for the soule, which is a spirituall substance, as well as earthly things for the body which is of the earth. By that care which nature moueth vs to take for the temporall good of our bodies, we ought to be so farre from resting therein, as we ought rather to be raised vp thereby to seeke how we may procure good to our soules. Surely Christ by inferring the Petitions for our soules good, immediatly vpon that which concerneth the good of our bodies, intendeth thereby, that by sence of our bodies need we should be made sencible of the soules need.
- 12. Advice.2. Aduice.
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