A01975:1774
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.
1. Where God permitteth Tempters to tempt men,1 it is for good and just ends, as to try and prove mens faith, courage, wisdom, patience, and other like graces, all which were by this means proved to be sound and great in Job: 2or else to discover their weakness and secret wickedness, that they may neither be too secure, nor overbold and self-conceited. By this means and for these ends wasa Peters weakness discovered.
1. Where God permitteth Tempters to tempt men,1 it is for good and iust ends, as to try and proue mens faith, courage, wisedome, patience, and other like graces, all which were by this meanes proued to bee sound and great in Iob: 2or else to discouer their weakenesse and secret wickednesse, that they may neither bee too secure, nor ouerbold and selfe-conceited. By this meanes and for these ends wasa Peters weakenesse discouered.
- 1The ends of all Gods actions most just,The ends of all Gods actions most iust,
- 2Deut. 13. 3.
- aMat. 26. 33, &c