A01975:2001
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.
10. To beat down our body. This is done by forbearing to pamper our selves,1 and to satisfy our carnal desires, that so the flesh may not wax wanton, and like a pampered jade become unruly: but that we may live within the compass prescribed and limited by Gods word.
10. To beate downe our bodie. This is done by forbearing to pamper our selues,1 and to satisfie our carnall desires, that so the flesh may not waxe wanton, and like a pampered iade become vnruly: but that wee may liue within the compasse prescribed and limited by Gods word.
11. To renounce the world. The world is such a tempter, as bthe friendship of it is enmity with God. cIf any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him. dDemas, that old Disciple Demas by embracing the world was brought to renounce his Christian profession. It is therefore most meet thate the world be crucified to us, and we to the world: that our hearts be clean alienated one from another, and that we have no more to do one with another then the living with the dead. Thus shall we be sure not to be overtaken by the temptations of the world.
11. To renounce the world. The world is such a tempter, as