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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 That we conceive no earthly or carnal thing of God who is in heaven. To think that God dealeth hardly with us, misjudgeth our intents,2 accepteth not our good deeds, respecteth persons, or any such thing,3 is to conceive a carnal thing of God. Is it fit to say to a King, thou art wicked? or to Princes, ye are ungodly? How much less to him that is in heaven, that accepteth not the person of Princes?
2.1 That we conceiue no earthly or carnall thing of God who is in heauen. To thinke that God dealeth hardly with vs, misiudgeth our intents,2 accepteth not our good deeds, respecteth persons, or any such thing,3 is to conceiue a carnall thing of God. Is it fit to say to a King, thou art wicked? or to Princes, ye are vngodly? How much lesse to him that is in heauen, that accepteth not the person of Princes?
- 1No carnal thing to be conceived of God.No carnal thing to be conceiued of God.
- 2Job 10. 4.Iob 10. 4.
- 3Job 34. 18, 19.Iob 34. 18, 19.