A01975:756
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.
2. A Conformity of our wills to Gods: or a readiness in our will and heart to yield to whatsoever we shall know to be Gods will.1 When God said to David, Seek my face, his heart answered,2 O Lord I will seek thy face. For this was his prayer, Incline mine heart unto thy Testimonies. It is a proper fruit of sanctifying knowledge to draw the will to embrace as good that which the understanding discerneth to be true.
2. A Conformitie of our wils to Gods: or a readinesse in our will and heart to yeeld to whatsoeuer wee shall know to bee Gods will.1 When God said to Dauid, Seeke my face, his heart answered,2 O Lord I will seeke thy face. For this was his prayer, Incline mine heart vnto thy Testimonies. It is a proper fruit of sanctifying knowledge to draw the will to embrace as good that which the vnderstanding discerneth to be true.
3. Strength of Memory to hold fast Gods Word, and that in the good directions and sweet consolations, in the precepts and promises thereof.1 Where the Psalmist saith, that the mercy of the Lord is upon those that remember his commandments, to do them, Doth he not imply that to remember Gods Word, is an especial help to the doing of it. Things not remembered are as not known. The Apostle noteth this to be the cause of the Hebrews fainting in their troubles,