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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.
§. 41. Of the Churches imperfection.
Q. What doctrine doth this desire of the coming of Gods kingdom imply?
Q. WHat doctrine doth this desire of the comming of Gods kingdome imply?
A. Gods Church is not yet perfect. This is true of both the parts of the Church, militant, and triumphant.
The militant Church, whether it be considered in the several assemblies and congregations thereof (which consist of such as are but hypocrites, as well as such as are upright) or in the best of those particular persons (which make up those congregations, ⟨p. 53⟩and hath in them flesh as well as spirit) cannot be denied to be imperfect: whereupon, as in regard of the mixture of good and evil personsb Christ saith of his Church, As a Lilly among thorns, so is my love among the daughters (Thorns they are called for their wicked disposition, but daughters for their communion in holy things) so in regard of the mixture of spirit and flesh in such as are upright; she saith of her self,