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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
Petition 6 › Section 202: §. 202. Of the matter of humiliation gathered out of 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. Timorousness, 1or immoderate fear of man. This is the cause that by persecution, yea by threatenings, and reproaches many are drawn from their holy profession.
10. Timorousnesse, 1or immoderate feare of man. This is the cause that by persecution, yea by threatnings, and reproaches many are drawne from their holy profession.
11. Impatience. Many crosses which might easily be borne by a patient spirit, through impatience prove very hurtful temptations.
11. Impatiencie. Many crosses which might easily bee borne by a patient spirit, thorow impatiencie proue very hurtfull temptations.
12. Provocations of Gods wrath. Our only hope, and confidence of being freed from temptations, or so helped against them as they shall not overcome us, is in God. If God then be provoked to wrath, and so moved to deny us his assistance, and to give us over to the power of Tempters, how can we stand? Under this head,1 as all manner of sins, so abusing his mercies, grieving his Spirit, despising his Messengers, and such like, are comprised.