A01975:923
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.
A. In Prayer we must be mindful both of our selves, and of others also. It is usual with the Saints so to express their desires, as they show thereby they have respect to themselves, and to others too. Sometimes therefore having in the singular number prayed distinctly for themselves, they add thereto Petitions for others: as where David thus in particular prayed for himself, Keep my soul, 1and deliver me, he addeth, Deliver Israel, O God, &c.
A. In Prayer we must be mindfull both of our selues, and of others also. It is vsuall with the Saints so to expresse their desires, as they shew thereby they haue respect to themselues, and to others too. Sometimes therefore hauing in the singular number prayed distinctly for themselues, they adde thereto Petitions for others: as where Dauid thus in particular prayed for himselfe, Keepe my soule, 1and deliuer me, he addeth, Deliuer Israel, O God, &c.
For our selves we must especially pray on these grounds.
For our selues we must especially pray on these grounds.
1. Every one is nearest to himself. And this is the tenor of the law,1 Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thy self. If then thou prayest for any, oughtest thou not much more for thy self?