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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.
§. 73. Directions for Thanksgiving.
§. 73. Directions for Thanksgiuing.
Before I conclude this point of Thanksgiving, I will add• some few directions, which being well observed, wil• be very helpful unto us in the performance of this duty.
BEfore I cōclude this point of Thanksgiuing, I wil add• some few directions, which being well obserued, wil• be very helpfull vnto vs in the performance of this duty.
The first is,1 that we lift up our eyes unto the Author o• all blessings, and be persuaded that they come from God• and are brought unto us by Gods good guiding providence;⟨p. 419⟩ and not (as the vulgar and ignorant sort of people think and speak) by chance, luck, fortune, and the like. It was Israels fault,2 that she did not know that God gave her corn and wine, &c: which made her so ungrateful and rebellious against God.3 The like reason is given of Judahs ingratitude, in which respect she is made worse then the most brutish beasts that be, namely, the Ox & the Ass: for the Ox knoweth his Owner, and the Ass his Masters crib, but my people (saith God) hath not understood: what understood they not? namely who bestowed on them the good things which they enjoyed. The truth is, that most men are like swine,