A01975:1818
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.
The outward means which he useth are such external objects as he conceiveth to be agreeable to their humour, and therefore setteth them before them, (as he set before Christ all the Kingdoms of the world and the glory of them:1) or such as he conceiveth to be of force to terrify them, as are all manner of troubles and afflictions. Thus it is said that the Devil cast some of Smyrna, 2into prison. Whether the means which are used to draw men to sin be fair or foul, by none of them is the will forced: but only moved to yield it self to the temptation.
The outward meanes which hee vfeth are such externall obiects as he conceiueth to bee agreeable to their humour, and therefore setteth them before them, (as he set before Christ all the Kingdomes of the world and the glory of them:1) or such as he conceiueth to be of force to terrifie them, as are all manner of troubles and afflictions. Thus it is said that the Diuell cast some of Smyrna, 2into prison. Whether the meanes which are vsed to draw men to sinne be faire or foule, by none of them is the will forced: but only moued to yeeld it selfe to the temptation.
This point affordeth two useful directions.1