A01979:1821

The whole-armour of GodThe vvhole-armor of God

Name: The whole-armour of God
Author: William Gouge

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. ...

William Gouge 1578–1653London: printed by John Beale, 1619London: printed by Iohn Beale, 1619

[26], 626, [12] p. · 196k words · STC 12123 · ESTC S103304

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THE Whole Armour of GOD. › Treatise 3 › Part 1 › Section 6: §. 6. Of the reasons why our desire is to be made known to God.THE Whole Armour of GOD. › Treatise 3 › Part 1 › Section 6: §. 6. Of the reasons why our desire is to be made knowne to God.

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Quest. What need is there that any prayer should be made to God at all?^a God knoweth the secrets of our heart, and ^bunderstandeth our thought a far off.

Quest. VVHat need is there that any prayer should be made to God at all?^a God knoweth the secrets of our heart, and ^bvnderstandeth our thought a far off.

aPsal 44. 21.
band 139. 2.

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Aus. ¹Prayer is made not simply to make known the desire and thoughts of our hearts to God, so as otherwise God might be ignorant of them, but to testify mans obedience to that order which God hath set down. For⟨p. 348⟩ it hath pleased God in his unsearchable wisdom, to appoint prayer a means to obtain all needful blessings at his hands. Were there no other reason to show the equity hereof, but Gods ordinance and commandment, it were sufficient: but this hath God appointed very wisely for many good reasons: as,

Aus. ¹Prayer is made not simply to make knowne the desire and thoughts of our hearts to God, so as otherwise God might bee ignorant of them, but to testifie mans obedience to that order which God hath set downe. For

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The book

Title as printed

Author

William Gouge 1578–1653

Place

London

Printer

John BealeIohn Beale

Year

1619

Size

[26], 626, [12] p.

Words

195,569

Catalogue

STC 12123 · ESTC S103304

Text

EEBO-TCP A01979

Passages

3,349

Sections

594

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The whole-armour of GodThe vvhole-armor of God

§. 7. Of the things which are requisite to the right manner of prayer.

§. 7. Of the things which are requisite to the right maner of prayer.

§. 8. Of praying in the mediation of Christ.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36

§. 7. Of the things which are requisite to the right manner of prayer.

§. 7. Of the things which are requisite to the right maner of prayer.

§. 8. Of praying in the mediation of Christ.

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