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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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If this place excluded all but Saints, and implied that none but they should be prayed for, it would thwart and contradict many other places of Scripture which shall be declared when we prove that such as are not of the Church may be prayed for. Wherefore because the two later sort who sin against the Holy Ghost, and who are rejected of God, are not by ordinary spirits discerned, I may for an ordinary direction say,
If this place excluded all but Saints, and implyed that none but they should be prayed for, it would thwart and contradict many other places of Scripture which shall be declared when we proue that such as are not of the Church may be prayed for. Wherefore because the two later sort who sinne against the Holy Ghost, and who are reiected of God, are not by ordinary spirits discerned, I may for an ordinary direction say,
All men living on earth are to be prayed for. 1So much the Apostle himself expressly avoucheth.a For in direct terms he exhorteth that Prayers be made for all men. All I say, whether they be in the Church or out of it, called or not called, friends or foes, public or private persons, rich or poor, young or old, male or female, bond or free, of what estate or condition soever.
All men liuing on earth are to be praied for. 1So much the Apostle himself expresly auoucheth.a For in direct termes he exhorteth that Praiers be made for almen. All I say, whether they be in the Church or out of it, called or not called, friends or foes, publike or priuate persons, rich or poore, yong or old, male or female, bond or free, of what estate or condition soeuer.