A01975:1824
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. Wherein differeth the latter part of the last Petition from the former?
Q. VVHerein differeth the latter part of the last Petition from the former?
A. 1. In that the former part respecteth especially evil to come, 1to prevent it: This latter evist past or present, to redress it.
A. 1. In that the former part respecteth especially euill to come, 1to preuent it: This latter euist past or present, to redresse it.
- 1Some restrain this only to Satan, because in the Greek [Greek or Hebrew]. an Article is prefixed, which they think restrains the word to one evil one. But they are deceived that imagine that Article alw •ies to imply such a restraint. Sometimes indeed it is used [Greek or Hebrew]. Joh. 1. 29. demonstratively, pointing at one special one: sometimes [Greek or Hebrew]. Joh. 1. 20, 21. discretively, distinguishing one special one from all others of the same sort: Sometimes [Greek or Hebrew]. Mat. 3. 17. by way of excellency: Sometimes [Greek or Hebrew]. Mat. 12. 35. […] nitely mecrely for grace of speech: and sometimes in mere redundancy. The Article therefore doth not necessarily imply that the Devil only should be here meant. Yet I deny not, but that he may be included among other evils. The word is of all genders, and may comprise all evils under it. And without contradiction it is best (where there is no circumstance of restraint, as here is none) to expound the Scripture in the largest extent: especially in such a summary as the Lords prayer is, where so much matter is comprised under so few words.