A01975:1999
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
Petition 6 › Section 200: §. 200. Of duties required in the last Petition.
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.
8. To cast off every burden. 1By burdens are meant not only such things as are simply evil in themselves, but such also as being in their nature good, and may lawfully be used, yet through our weakness and inability to use them well, prove impediments to us in our spiritual combat: as the riches of that Ruler whom Christ advised to sell all that he had,2 and to give it to the poor. Thus if honours, offices, recreations, companies which we frequent, or any worldly thing wherein we delight prove a burden to us, and make us unfit to resist temptations, yea rather make us yield to temptations, we are to cast them off, to avoid and forsake them.
8. To cast off euery burden. 1By burdens are meant not onely such things as are simply euill in themselues, but such also as being in their nature good, and may lawfully bee vsed, yet through our weaknesse and inabilitie to vse them well, proue impediments to vs in our spirituall combate: as the riches of that Ruler whom Christ aduised to sell all that he had,2 and to giue it to the poore. Thus if honours, offices, recreations, companies which we frequent, or any worldly thing wherein wee delight proue a burden to vs, and make vs vnfit to resist temptations, yea rather make vs yeald to temptations, we are to cast them off, to auoide and forsake them.