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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 94: §. 94. Of secret Prayer.
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2 This kind of prayer affordeth the truest trial of the uprightness of a mans heart:1 for a man may long continue to pray in the Church and in a family, and his prayer be mere formal, even for company sake: but he that alone in secret, when and where no other man knoweth, calleth upon God, surely maketh conscience of prayer, and hath an honest heart (though he may have much weakness, and many imperfections) or else he would soon omit his course of praying in secret. For what by-respect is there that should move him to continue it, unless he be Popish, and think that the saying of a few prayers in secret is a meritorious work?
2 This kind of prayer affordeth the truest triall of the vprightnesse of a mans heart:1 for a man may long continue to pray in the Church and in a family, and his prayer be meere formall, euen for company sake: but he that alone in secret, when and where no other man knoweth, calleth vpon God, surely maketh conscience of prayer, and hath an honest heart (though hee may haue much weaknesse, and many imperfections) or else hee would soone omit his course of praying in secret. For what byrespect is there that should moue him to continue it, vnlesse hee bee Popish, and thinke that the saying of a few prayers in secret is a meritorious worke?
- 12 By it truest trial of our uprightness is made.2 By it truest triall of our vprightnesse is made.
3 This argueth a great familiarity with God,1 when a subject useth to go alone to his Sovereign, it argueth much more familiarity, then when he cometh with a petition in the company of others.
3 This argueth a great familiaritie with God,