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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
Preface › Section 23: §. 23. Of the creatures hallowing the Creator.
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.
§. 23. Of the creatures hallowing the Creator.
Q. What learn we from the desire of hallowing Gods name?
Q. VVHat learne we from the desire of hallowing Gods name?
A. The Creator may be hallowed by his creatures: otherwise Christ would not have taught us to make this Petition; neither would there have been so many exhortations recorded in Scripture to this purpose, as there are▪
A. The Creator may be hallowed by his creatures: otherwise Christ would not haue taught vs to make this Petition; neither would there haue bene so many exhortations recorded in Scripture to this purpose, as there are▪
This is not done by the creatures conferring of any thing upon his Creator, but only by the Creators gracious acceptation of our acknowledgement of him to be as he is.1 For if thou beest righteous what givest thou to him? or what receiveth he at thine hands? God is so absolute and perfect in himself, as do the creature what it will, it can no way increase the honour of God, no nor darken and obscure it. His name is holy in it self, whatsoever we say for it,