A01975:1621
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. Humiliation for them.1 Good Ezra was so dejected and humbled for the sins of others, as he rent his garment and Mantle, and plucked off the hair of his head, and beard, and fell down astonied.
2. Humiliation for them.1 Good Ezra was so deiected and humbled for the sinnes of others, as hee rent his garment and Mantle, and pluckt off the haire of his head, and beard, and fell downe astonied.
3. Confession of them. It was usual with the Saints to confess unto God the sins of others. For which purpose the confessions ofd Moses, ofe Ezra, off Nehemiah, ofg the Levites, of hDaniel, and of others are worthy to be observed. Humiliation and confession of others sins is an evidence of an holy zeal of Gods glory. Fear of the just vengeance of sin may make us humble our selves for our own sins, and penitently confess them to God. But to be so affected for others sins, as it showeth a brotherly fellow-feeling, so an holy indignation ⟨p. 216⟩against sin, as it is a sin offensive to the divine Majesty.