A01979:1815
The whole-armour of GodThe vvhole-armor of God
The whole-armour of God: or A Christians spiritual furniture, to keep him safe from all the assaults of Satan First preached, and now the second time published and enlarged for the good of all such as well use it:whereunto is also added a treatise of the sin against the Holy Ghost. By William Gouge B.D. and preacher of Gods Word in Black Fryers London. ...The vvhole-armor of God: or A Christians spiritual furniture, to keepe him safe from all the assaults of Satan First preached, and now the second time published and enlarged for the good of all such as well vse it:whereunto is also added a treatise of the sinne against the Holy Ghost. By VVilliam Gouge B.D. and preacher of Gods Word in Blacke Fryers London. ...
London: printed by John Beale, 1619London: printed by Iohn Beale, 1619
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.
Object. One creature may be helpful to another, why therefore may not prayer be made of one to another?
Obiect. One creature may be helpefull to another, why therefore may not prayer be made of one to another?
2. It is not a sufficient ground to move us to call upon a creature, because it may be helpful (for then many unreasonable creatures might be prayed unto, which is a most unreasonable thing for any reasonable man to do) we must know that he to whom we pray, heareth us, and is both willing and able to succour us. But this can we know of no invisible creature, whether Angel or Saint departed: we neither know where they are, nor what they can do. In vain therefore it is to call on them.
2. It is not a sufficient ground to moue vs to call vpon a creature, because it may be helpefull (for then many vnreasonable creatures might bee prayed vnto, which is a most vnreasonable thing for any reasonable man to doe) we must know that he to whom we pray, heareth vs, and is both willing and able to succour vs. But this can wee know of no inuisible creature, whether Angell or Saint departed: we neither know where they are, nor what they can doe. In vaine therefore it is to call on them.