A01975:851
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.
§. 82. Of the Arguments alleged for Spiritual Food to be meant by Bread, answered.
§. 82. Of the Arguments alleadged for Spirituall Food to be meant by Bread, answered.
They certainly mistake the meaning of this Petition, who in this place apply this title BREAD to Christ Jesus the Spiritual Manna, which is thata Bread of God that cometh down from Heaven, and giveth life unto the world. Though in the sixth of John, Bread be taken in that mystical sense; yet is it not in that place singly and simply used, but with such a description as plainly pointeth out the mystical meaning of it, as bBread of God, cBread from heaven, dBread of life, eLiving Bread, fBread that giveth life to the world, which Christ expressly applying to himself, saith,g I am the Bread of life. In that place therefore it cannot but be mystically meant. But here in ⟨p. 100⟩this Petition there is no such circumstance to point out any such mystery.8
THey certainely mistake the meaning of this Petition, who in this place apply this title BREAD to Christ Iesus the Spirituall Manna, which is that