A01975:1946
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.
10. Power over the flesh. The flesh is a secret inward tempter, whereby Satan gets great advantage. It continually lusteth, and fighteth against the Spirit. If it prevail we are gone. Now in that this flesh is ever in us so long as we retain flesh upon us, who hath not cause to pray, and cry as the Apostle did, O wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from the body of this death! Rom. 7. 24. We can neither fly from, nor put to flight this cruel enemy. We cannot but carry it about with us, because it is bound to us. And which is more miserable, we are forced to nourish this enemy: destroy it we cannot.
10. Power ouer the flesh. The flesh is a secret inward tempter, whereby Satan gets great aduantage. It continually lústeth, and fighteth against the Spirit. If it preuaile we are gone. Now in that this flesh is euer in vs so long as we retaine flesh vpon vs, who hath not cause to pray, and cry as the Apostle did, O wretched man that I am, who shall deliuer mee from the body of this death! Rom. 7. 24. We can neither fly from, nor put to flight this cruell enemy. Wee cannot but carry it about with vs, because it is bound to vs. And which is more miserable, wee are forced to nourish this enemy: destroy it we cannot.
11. Contempt of the world. The world is another tempter, which hath sundry baits of pleasures, profits, and promotions to allure us unto it: and through five gates, the five senses, it woundeth us.1 If they be opened, and our hearts attentive to the allurements thereof, we are in great danger to be over-taken therewith: death may enter by those windows. So as there is great need we should pray as the Psalmist did, Incline not my heart to covetousness. Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity. Psal 119 36, 37.
11. Contempt of the world. The world is another tempter, which hath sundry baits of pleasures, profits, and promotions to allure vs vnto it: and thorow fiue gates, the fiue sences, it woundeth vs.