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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.
1. Matters of contradiction: as one thing at the same time to be and not to be: or one and the same thing to be infinite, and finite. Such things are in their nature impossible. And God cannot establish them, because they are against truth, and imply impotency. For whatsoever is, it is by the power of the Creator: and by his power it is as it is. If withal it be not when it is, or be contrary to what the Creator maketh it, where is the power of the Creator? If he himself should be supposed to establish such contradictions, he cannot be supposed to establish them by his power. The one part is by power, the other therefore must be, if it could be, by that which is contrary to power, even by impotency.
1. Matters of contradiction: as one thing at the same time to be and not to be: or one and the same thing to be infinite, and finite. Such things are in their nature impossible. And God cannot establish them, because they are against truth, and imply impotencie. For whatsoeuer is, it is by the power of the Creator: and by his power it is as it is. If withall it be not when it is, or be contrary to what the Creator maketh it, where is the power of the Creator? If he himselfe should bee supposed to establish such contradictions, he cannot be supposed to establish them by his power. The one part is by power, the other therefore must be, if it could be, by that which is contrary to power, euen by impotencie.
2. Matters of iniquity: All sinful matters. As these are contrary to the will, purity and perfection of God, so they arise from impotency of understanding, will, memory, conscience, affection, and actions. By power it is that any either do not, or cannot sin. By weakness it is therefore that any fall into sin. These emphatical phrases (i Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right? kAre not the ways of the Lord equal? lIs God unrighteous?