William Gouge (1575-1653) was a member of the Westminster Assembly of Divines, and a leading English Puritan of his day.
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- Short Prayer Before Reading or Hearing of the Holy Scriptures Expounded 7:43am Oct 18
- When Begins the Lord's Day? 2:56pm Sep 26
- Search the Scriptures 8:04pm Aug 22
William Gouge, "A Short Prayer Before Reading or Hearing of the Holy Scriptures Expounded, or Learning of the Principles of Christian Religion," in A Short Catechisme Wherein are briefly handled the fundamentall principles of Christian Religion Needfull to be knowne by all Christians before they be...
William Gouge, The Sabbath's Sanctification: Question 48. When begins the Lord's Day? Ans. In the morning, Acts 20:7....
William Gouge Ministers are physicians. They must observe the patient. -- William Gouge
William Gouge, A Guide to Go to God: Or an Explanation of the Perfect Pattern of Prayer, the Lord's Prayer, pp. 92-93, quote in Randall J. Pederson, Day By Day with the English Puritans, p. 260: We ought to search the Scriptures that we may know the will of God...
William Gouge, Of Domesticall Duties: 60. Of the error of Stoics in condemning all passion...
William Gouge, Commentary on Hebrews (Solid Ground Christian Books: Birmingham, AL, 2006 reprint of 1980 Kregel Publications edition, which is from the 1866 Nichols edition), Vol. 1, p. 505 (and London ed., 1655, p. 171): Sec. 69. Of the judicial law of the Jews...
William Gouge "When I look upon myself, I see nothing but emptiness and weakness; but when I look upon Christ, I see nothing but fulness and sufficiency." -- William Gouge
William Gouge, on the importance of a good night's rest before the Lord's Day, in The Sabbath's Sanctification, p. 11: Question 26. What are those particulars which our weak bodies do most need? Ans. (1.) Sleep, Eccl. 5:12. (2.) Food, Luke 14:1. (3.) Apparel, 2 Sam. 12:20...
William Gouge, A Recovery from Apostacy, pp. 56-57: O that all who profess the Faith of Christ were like minded! It well becomes us all to be so minded...
William Gouge, The Saints' Sacrifice, or a Commentary on Psalm CXVI, p. 34 (re Ps. 116.5): Sec. 30. Of God's greatness and goodness agreeing in one. IV. The great Lord is a good God...
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William Gouge Of William Gouge it is said that he never missed a chapel service at 5:30 am each morning, he read 15 chapters of the Bible each day, and when he had trouble sleeping at night his mind would run through the chapters of the Bible in order, "for he found the meditation of the word to be sweeter to him than sleep."
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William Gouge commented on their own note The Greatness and Goodness of God.
