A01975:1630
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. Meekness. hThis is in the sight of God of great price. It is of special use to keep a man from being provoked, and from desire of revenge. Christ being of a meek spirit,i when he was reviled, reviled not again. Moses being commended for a very meek man, 3this is given as an evidence and proof thereof, that he was not provoked to wrath by the wrong ⟨p. 217⟩which Aaron and Miriam did him.
2. Meekenesse. hThis is in the sight of God of great price. It is of speciall vse to keepe a man from being prouoked, and from desire of reuenge. Christ being of a meeke spirit,i when he was reuiled, reuiled not againe. Moses being commended for a very meeke man, 3this is giuen as an euidence and proofe thereof, that hee was not prouoked to wrath by the wrong ⟨p. 217⟩which Aaron and Miriam did him.
- h1. Pet. 3. 4.
- i—2. 23.
- 3Numb. 12.