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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.
§. 25. Of the extent of mans desire to have Gods name hallowed.
§. 25. Of the extent of mans desire to haue Gods name hallowed.
Q. What learn we from the manner of setting down this duty in the third person indefinitely, thus, hallowed be.
Q. VVHat learne we from the manner of setting downe this dutie in the third person indefinitely, thus, hallowed be.
A. Our desire of having Gods name hallowed, must be beyond that which we are able to do by our selves. The extent of our desire in this respect must reach to all creatures, in all places, at all times. For this purpose read Psal. 113. 2, 3, 4. and the whole 148. Psalm. This showeth that in this our desire we simply aim at Gods glory: and that we respect the honour of God more then the reward that may redound to us thereby. If our desire were restrained to our selves, that we only might hallow the name of God, not caring whether it were hallowed by others or no, it might justly be thought that the chief,1 if not the only end of our desire were some recompense which from thence we expected to our selves. Moses manifested a pure zeal of Gods glory when he could have been contented to be blotted out of Gods book, rather then Gods name should be dishonoured.