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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 104: §. 104. Of the occasions of a fast.
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1 The occasions of a Fast.
2 The continuance thereof.
The occasions of fasting must be (as we heard* before of extraordinary prayer) extraordinary, as when any extraordinary blessing is with-held, or taken away from us: or any judgement is threatened, or inflicted: or else when any grievous sin is committed, for which there is cause to fear Gods heavy vengeance, with the like: and that either in our own behalf, or in the behalf of others.
The occasions of fasting must be (as we heard* before of extraordinary prayer) extraordinary, as when any extraordinary blessing is with-held, or taken away from vs: or any iudgement is threatned, or inflicted: or else when any grieuous sinne is committed, for which there is cause to feare Gods heauie vengeance, with the like: and that either in our owne behalfe, or in the behalfe of others.
- *§. 99.