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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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4 It bringeth greatest comfort unto a mans heart:1 for such is the corruption of our nature, that we cannot perform any holy exercise as we ought (n When we would do good, evil is present with us) whereby it cometh to pass that the comfort of such holy exercises, which we perform in Church or house, is taken away. This maketh Christians to run to God in secret, to humble themselves for the imperfections of their public prayers. Christians would much doubt, and even faint oftentimes, if it were not for their secret prayers. They which content themselves with Church and family prayers, have just cause to suspect themselves.
4 It bringeth greatest comfort vnto a mans heart:1 for such is the corruption of our nature, that we cannot performe any holy exercise as we ought (n When we would do good, euill is present with vs) whereby it commeth to passe that the comfort of such holy exercises, which wee performe in Church or house, is taken away. This maketh Christians to run to God in secret, to humble themselues for the imperfections of their publike prayers. Christians would much doubt, and euen faint oftentimes, if it were not for their secret prayers. They which content themselues with Church and family prayers, haue iust cause to suspect themselues.
- 14 It bringeth much comfort.
- nRom. 7. 21.
5 Such wives,1