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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.
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.
12. Prouocations of Gods wrath. Our onely hope, and confidence of being freed from temptations, or so helped against them as they shall not ouercome vs, is in God. If God then be prouoked to wrath, and so moued to deny vs his assistance, and to giue vs ouer to the power of Tempters, how can wee stand? Vnder this head,1 as all manner of sinnes, so abusing his mercies, grieuing his Spirit, despising his Messengers, and such like, are comprised.
- 1Act 7. 52, 52.
These twelve are most directly against the first part of the last Petition. The other that follow are against the other part.