A01979:2087
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.
2 If it be a breach of love not to pray for our enemies,1 how great a fault is it to refuse, or forget to pray for those who never hurt us, because they are strangers, unknown, and (as men think) they no whit beholding unto them? Is this for Gods sake, Christs sake, conscience sake, and love sake, without respect of persons to perform this duty? If such knew the benefit of Prayer, they would be glad to partake of the benefit of their prayers who never knew them. Is it not then good reason that strangers whom they never knew should als. partake of the benefit of their Prayers?2
2 If it be a breach of loue not to pray for our enemies,1 how great a fault is it to refuse, or forget to pray for those who neuer hurt vs, because they are strangers, vnknowne, and (as men thinke) they no whit beholding vnto them? Is this for Gods sake, Christs sake, conscience sake, and loue sake, without respect of persons to performe this duty? If such knew the benefit of Prayer, they would bee glad to pertake of the benefit of their prayers who neuer knew them. Is it not then good reason that strangers whom they neuer knew should als. pertake of the benefit of their Prayers?2
- 1Many pray for none that are strangers to them.
- 2Some pray not for those to whom they are bound.
3 If to forget strangers be such a fault, how monstrous, inhumane, and unnatural a thing is it, to negle• ⟨p. 391⟩