A01975:1956
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.
4. Suppression of all the lusts of the flesh, after they are risen up. ⟨p. 265⟩Prevention of them is implied in the former part of this Petition. If that be not obtained but that the flesh doth rise up & lust and rebel against the Spirit, our desire ought to be, to have those lusts beaten down again, and we freed from the thraldom of them. Saint Paul reckons up 17. particular lusts of the flesh together.1 Those and other like to those are all simply evil, such evils as if they be not beaten down and we delivered from the bondage of them, will bring us to eternal death.
4. Suppression of all the lusts of the flesh, after they are risen vp. ⟨p. 265⟩Preuention of them is implied in the former part of this Petition. If that be not obtained but that the flesh doth rise vp & lust and rebell against the Spirit, our desire ought to bee, to haue those lusts beaten downe againe, and we freed from the thraldome of them. Saint Paul reckons vp 17. particular lusts of the flesh together.1 Those and other like to those are all simply euill, such euills as if they be not beaten downe and we deliuered from the bondage of them, will bring vs to eternall death.
5. Removal of judgements. Such afflictions as come from the wrath of God, and so long as they lie upon us, manifest his indignation against us, are as evils to be prayed against. In which respect thus prayeth the Church, Turn us again, O God: and cause thy face to shine.