A01975:1837
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. What Doctrine ariseth from the express mention of evil in this deprecation?1
Q. VVHat Doctrine ariseth from the expresse mention of euill in this deprecation?1
- 1In novissimis ponimus, sed libera nos à malo, comprehendentes aduersa cuncta. Cypr. de Orat. Dom. §. 19.In nouissimis ponimus, sed libera nos à malo, comprehendentes aduersa cuncta. Cypr. de Orat. Dom. §. 19.
A. Evil is the only thing to be prayed against. Observantly mark all the deprecations mentioned in Scripture, and by a particular induction of them you shall find this general position abundantly proved. Take one instance which may be instead of all, because it is the best of all, that which Christ made a little before his death, I pray not (saith Christ to his Father) that thou shouldest take them out of the world, 1but that thou shouldest keep them from the EVIL.
A. Euill is the onely thing to be prayed against. Obseruantly marke all the deprecations mentioned in Scripture, and by a particular induction of them you shall finde this generall position abundantly proued. Take one instance which may be insteed of all, because it is the best of all, that which Christ made a little before his death, I pray not (saith Christ to his Father) that thou should'st take them out of the world, 1but that thou should'st keepe them from the EVILL.