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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
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.
§. 46. Of the order of praying for others.
For the order of praying for others,1 prayer being one of the most proper and principal effects of love, followeth⟨p. 386⟩ the order of love. Now the proper object of true love, is God, who by a propriety and excellency is called aLove: the liker any are to God, and the nearer they come to him, the more dearly ought they to be loved, and in love to be preferred before others: accordingly in our prayers ought they to be preferred, as
FOr the order of praying for others,1 prayer being one of the most proper and principall effects of loue, followeth⟨p. 386⟩ the order of loue. Now the proper obiect of true loue, is God, who by a propriety and excellency is called aLoue: the liker any are to God, and the neerer they come to him, the more dearely ought they to be loued, and in loue to be preferred before others: accordingly in our prayers ought they to be preferred, as
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