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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
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§. 90. Of uniformity in public prayer.
§. 90. Of vniformitie in publike prayer.
Uniformity respecteth the outward carriage and gesture in prayer. Of reverend and humble gesture I spake* before. The point now to be noted is, that all which assemble together in one place to pray, do use one & the same seemly gesture,g which is noted of the people in Ezra's time, when he opened the book to read, all stood up, hand when he praised the Lord, they all bowed themselves, &c. This outward uniformity preventeth a preposterous censuring of one another, & may be a means of stirring up one another's affections: for when one seeth others humbly to kneel down, his hart may be so struck, as he will be moved with reverence to humble his own soul: but diversity of gestures may cause distractions, and hinder devotions:⟨p. 436⟩ uniformity in that which is lawful & warrantable is an especial part of good order: diversity of gestures causeth a kind of confusion. Nowi God is not the author of confusion: whereforek all things are to be done decently and in good order. The best general rule that we can observe to keep order, is, to yield to such commendable, and warrantable gestures as the Church wherein we live prescribeth and practiseth.