A01979:2307
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.
In public prayer, three things are requisite.
In publike prayer, three things are requisite.
1 Meet persons.
1 Meete persons.
2 A fit place.
3 A right manner.
1 The Persons must be a public Minister of the Word and People. 1I showed before that Prayer was a principal part of Gods public worship. Now in all public worship there is required a Minister for one party, and People for the other. A Minister hath a double function; one to stand in Gods room, and in Gods name to declare Gods mind and will unto his people. Another to stand in the Peoples room, and in their name to declare their mind and desire to God.