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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
THE Whole Armour of GOD. › Treatise 3 › Part 2 › Section 80: §. 80. Of prescribed prayer.
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2 Many weak ones who have good affections, but want invention, utterance, and such like parts, are much helped by prescribed forms: for when they read or hear words fitting their wants and occasions, their hearts can well go with their words, yet can they not invent fit words.
2 Many weake ones who haue good affections, but want inuention, vtterance, and such like parts, are much helped by prescribed formes: for when they reade or heare words fitting their wants and occasions, their hearts can well goe with their words, yet can they not inuent fit words.
3 Prescribed forms of prayer in the public worship is a good means to maintain uniformity in several Churches.
3 Prescribed formes of prayer in the publike worshippe is a good meanes to maintaine vniformity in seuerall Churches.
Object. The spirit is stinted hereby: neither can a man utter that which the spirit moveth him unto, when he hath a set form prescribed.
Obiect. The spirit is stinted hereby: neither can a man vtter that which the spirit moueth him vnto, when hee hath a set forme prescribed.