A 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

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Title: A 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
Author: Gouge, William, 1578-1653.
Publication: At London :: Printed by G. M[iller] and R. B[adger] for Edward Brewster, and are to be sold at his shop neere the great north dore of St. Pauls Church, at the signe of the Bible,; 1626.
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Subject terms: Lord's prayer -- Early works to 1800.
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§. 208. Of god being King onely.

Q. VVHat doth the appropriating of Kingdome to God im∣port?

A. Gods is the onely Kingdome. This Particle THINE (Thine is the Kingdome) importeth a property. All other Kingdomes

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are but parts of his.* 1.1 There is no power but of God. The powers that be are ordained of God.* 1.2 Nebuchadnezzar was forced to acknow∣ledge as much.

This is to be knowne and acknowledged both to keepe vs from all base, and slauish obedience to earthly Gouernours in things against Gods will: and also to prouoke vs readily and willingly to obey them in all lawfull things for conscience sake,* 1.3 for the Lords sake. If earthly kingdomes be, as they are, within the limits of Gods kingdome, parts thereof, subordinate there∣to, then no obedience must bee yeelded to the Gouernours of them, but that which may stand with the Lawes of Gods king∣dome: so as God the onely King may bee obeyed therein and thereby. But in euery thing that may stand with the Lawes of Gods Kingdome, obedience is to be yeelded to Gouernours on earth, because their Kingdomes are parts of Gods, and they Gods Deputies and Ministers.* 1.4 Whosoeuer therefore resisteth the power, resisteth the ordinance of God: and they that resist shall re∣ceiue to themselues damnation. These are the grounds that binde vs to obey Magistrates for conscience sake. Not that one man hath power ouer anothers conscience; this power is Gods Pre∣rogatiue: but that God to whom all mens consciences are and ought to be subiect, hath ordained the Powers, and requireth subiection to them. So as that which is done for conscience sake, is done for the Lords sake.

Notes

* 1.1

Rom. 13. 1.

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* 1.2

Dan. 5. 21.

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* 1.3

Rom. 13. 5. 1. Pet. 2. 13.

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* 1.4

Rom. 13. 2.

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