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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.
2.1 Others thence infer, that he is so high as he cannot see the things below:2 which Eliphas noteth to be the mind of the profane in his time, who say, Is not God in the height of heaven? How doth God know? Can he judge through the dark cloud? Thick clouds are a covering to him, that he seeth not: and he walketh in the circuit of heaven. But this conceit is directly contrary to that omniscience and perfect sight of God, which the holy Ghost thus setteth out:3 Out of heaven doth the Lord behold the earth. 4The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good. 5There is not any creature that is not manifest in his sight, 6&c.
2.1 Others thence inferre, that he is so high as he cannot see the things below:2 which Eliphas noteth to be the mind of the prophane in his time, who say, Is not God in the height of heauen? How doth God know? Can he iudge through the darke cloud? Thicke clouds are a couering to him, that he seeth not: and he walketh in the circuit of heauen. But this conceipt is directly contrary to that omniscience and perfect sight of God, which the holy Ghost thus setteth out:3 Out of heauen doth the Lord behold the earth. 4The eyes of the Lord are in euery place, beholding the euill and the good. 5There is not any creature that is not manifest in his sight,