A01975:1567
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.
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.
A. Our care for spirituall things must be double. With much more earnestnesse must we seeke spirituall then temporall blessings. It is of spirituall good things that Christ saith,1 First seeke, &c. Both before and aboue all other things seeke them. First, doth not onely note out the order, but also the manner of seeking.2 Of spirituall blessings it is That Saint Peter saith, Rather giue diligence, or giue the more and greater diligence to make them sure. Our mind must with the vtmost of our endeauour, euen with full bent be carried that way.
- 1Mat. 6. 33. [Greek or Hebrew].Mat. 6. 33. 〈non-Latin alphabet〉.
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