A01975:1566
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.
3. We are by nature more dull and backward to seek after things spiritual,1 then temporal. These are visible, and the sweetness of them is more sensible, sooner discerned, and more easily tasted. The other being invisible, are more insensible. So as we have more need to be the more earnest in seeking of them.
3. We are by nature more dull and backward to seeke after things spirituall,1 then temporall. These are visible, and the sweetnesse of them is more sensible, sooner discerned, and more easily tasted. The other being inuisible, are more insensible. So as we haue more need to be the more earnest in seeking of them.
- 1Man careless of his soul.Man carelesse of his soule.
Q. What are we taught hereby?
A. Our care for spiritual things must be double. With much more earnestness must we seek spiritual then temporal blessings. It is of spiritual good things that Christ saith,1 First seek, &c. Both before and above all other things seek them. First, doth not only note out the order, but also the manner of seeking.2 Of spiritual blessings it is That Saint Peter saith, Rather give diligence, or give the more and greater diligence to make them sure. Our mind must with the utmost of our endeavour, even with full bent be carried that way.