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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 240: §. 240. Of the things for which God is to be praised.
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.
3. Kindness, goodness, and mercy are the things which do most of all inflame the heart to give praise. They are the most principal object of praise, for which thanks useth to be given. I will praise thy Name, 1saith the Psalmist to God, for thy loving kindness. 2And he exhorteth all nations to praise the Lord, on this ground, His merciful kindness is great towards us. After he had thus set out the goodness of God,3 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion: slow to anger, and of great mercy: the Lord is good to all, and his tender mercies are over all his works, he maketh this inference, All thy works shall praise thee, ô Lord: and thy Saints shall bless thee. Gods mercies therefore, the main matter of praise, are to be called to mind, and to be set in order, when we go about to praise God. These are they, that are of greatest power to rouse up our dull spirits, to put a spiritual life into us, and to provoke us to praise the Lord. I have distinctly laid down these in The whole Armour of God, Treat. 3. Part. 2. §. 63.
3. Kindnesse, goodnesse, and mercie are the things which do most of all enflame the heart to giue praise. They are the most principall obiect of praise, for which thankes vseth to be giuen. I will praise thy Name, 1saith the Psalmist to God, for thy louing kindnesse. 2And he exhorteth all nations to praise the Lord, on this ground, His mercifull kindnesse is great towards vs. After hee had thus set out the goodnesse of God,3 The Lord is gracious, and full of compassion: slow to anger, and of great mercie: the Lord is good to all, and his tender mercies are ouer all his workes, he maketh this inference, All thy workes shall praise thee, ô Lord: and thy Saints shall blesse thee. Gods mercies therefore, the maine matter of praise, are to be called to mind, and to be set in order, when we go about to praise God. These are they, that are of greatest power to rouse vp our dull spirits, to put a spirituall life into vs, and to prouoke vs to praise the Lord. I haue distinctly laid downe these in The whole Armour of God, Treat. 3. Part. 2. §. 63.