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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 48: §. 48. Of the extent of our Prayer for the good of the Church after our time.
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§. 48. Of the extent of our Prayer for the good of the Church after our time.
Q. How far ought our desire for the good of the Church to extend?
Q. HOw farre ought our desire for the good of the Church to extend?
A. To present, and to succeeding times, that the Church of God may prosper, flourish and increase both in our days, and also in the days of our posterity from time to time, till the day of perfect consummation, which is the day of the glorious appearing of Jesus Christ. For this end we are to pray for Seminaries of Ministers,1 Magistrates and Christian people: as Schools of learning, Colleges, Universities, Inns of Court, and other such like places where youth are trained up and fitted to be useful members of the Church: yea also we ought to pray for Christian Families, that in them children may from their infancy be trained up in piety. In the Scripture there is frequent mention made of children of the Prophets, 2which were trained up under Prophets to succeed them in their functions. And there were Colleges, and other like places for training up of these.3
A. To present, and to succeeding times, that the Church of God may prosper, flourish and increase both in our dayes, and also in the dayes of our posteritie from time to time, till the day of perfect consummation, which is the day of the glorious appearing of Iesus Christ. For this end wee are to pray for Seminaries of Ministers,