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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
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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⟨p. 348⟩ it hath pleased God in his vnsearchable wisdome, to appoint prayer a meanes to obtaine all needfull blessings at his hands. Were there no other reason to shew the equitie hereof, but Gods ordinance and commandement, it were sufficient: but this hath God appointed very wisely for many good reasons: as,
- 1Why it is needful to make known our desire to God.Why it is needfull to make knowne our desire to God.
1. That it might appear we understand our own desires, and have a sense of the thing we want.
1. That it might appeare we vnderstand our owne desires, and haue a sence of the thing we want.