A01975:515
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.
Q. What are we to pray for in regard of the ordinances of God?1
- 1Pray for free use of Gods ordinances.Pray for free vse of Gods ordinances.
A. That they may be freely and purely exercised. Pray (saith the Apostle) that the word of the Lord may RUN; (that is have a free and a speedy passage) and be glorified, 1that is, be purely and powerfully preached. That which he applieth to the Word, may also be extended to other holy ordinances of God; which that they may be freely and purely exercised,2 we are to pray both for Ministers, & also for Magistrates. For Ministers especially,3 that the Lord would send forth labourers into his harvest: 4and give them utterance, that they may open their mouth boldly to make known the mystery of the Gospel: so as Ability, Liberty, and Integrity, are to be prayed for in the behalf of Ministers. Of all other functions none more needful, none more useful for the Church: none can less be spared then Ministers. Wherefore more instant Prayer is to be made for them.5 Magistrates also,6 who are promised to be given as nourishers & nurses of the Church, may by their good government procure much good to the Church, as Mordecai did. We ought therefore to pray for them:7