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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.
§. 88. Of the aberrations contrary to praying with understanding.
§. 88. Of the aberrations contrary to praying with vnderstanding.
IT is utterly unlawful to pray in a strange tongue:1 ca thing against which the Apostle purposely and copiously disputeth. To omit many other arguments, which might be alleged against prayer in an unknown tongue, let this one be noted, that an unknown tongue depriveth a man of the sense of Gods favour in hearing his prayer. For how can he, who knoweth not what he hath asked, know when his petition is granted. Prayer in a known tongue hath respect both to the party that uttereth the prayer (he must understand what he uttereth, or else his prayer is but a lip-labour, even mere babbling, which dChrist condemneth) and also to them who hear it, their⟨p. 435⟩ hearing if they understand not,e is no hearing, they cannot be edified thereby.