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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. By setting them apart, or employing them to an holy use. This may be done by one creature to another. For thus God commandeth Moses to sanctify or hallow all the first-borne. 1And to show his meaning herein, he saith a little after, Thou shalt set apart unto the Lord all that openeth the matrix. Thus do ministers hallow the bread and wine at the holy Communion.
1. By setting them apart, or imploying them to an holy vse. This may be done by one creature to another. For thus God commandeth Moses to sanctifie or hallow all the first-borne. 1And to shew his meaning herein, he saith a little after, Thou shalt set apart vnto the Lord all that openeth the matrix. Thus do ministers hallow the bread and wine at the holy Communion.
2. By putting holiness actually and properly into that which is hallowed. This the Creator only can do to his creatures. The Apostle therefore thus prayeth,1 The very God of peace sanctify you wholly. And this God doth by his Spirit, which is thereupon called the holy Ghost, and Spirit of sanctification.2
2. By putting holinesse actually and properly into that which is hallowed. This the Creator onely can do to his creatures. The Apostle therefore thus prayeth,1 The very God of peace sanctifie you wholly. And this God doth by his Spirit, which is thereupon called the holy Ghost, and Spirit of sanctification.