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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 33: §. 33. Of the duties required by reason of the first Petition.
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.
2. To take more distinct notice of God in and by his word.1 The Scriptures are they that testify of God.2 And because for our help the Lord hath ordained and sanctified the preaching of his word (a powerful means to breed and increase in us all those graces whereby we may be the better enabled to hallow Gods name) we ought diligently to attend to it.3
2. To take more distinct notice of God in and by his word.1 The Scriptures are they that testifie of God.2 And because for our helpe the Lord hath ordained and sanctified the preaching of his word (a powerfull meanes to breed and increase in vs all those graces whereby we may be the better enabled to hallow Gods name) we ought diligently to attend to it.3
- 1Know God by his word.
- 2Joh. 5. 39.Ioh. 5. 39.
- 3Speak of Gods glory.Speake of Gods glorie.
3. To take all occasions of stirring up our glory (as David stileth our tongue) to speak of,1