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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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§. 107. Of Supplication, the most principal end of a Religious Fast.
§. 107. Of Supplication, the most principall end of a Religious Fast.
The last point noted in the description of a Religious Fast, concerneth those duties of Religion which are the end of a Fast, and for our better fitting, whereunto a Fast is undertaken. The most principal duty of all is supplication: whereunto as subordinate to prayer, may be added Examination, humiliation, mortification, &c. Because extraordinary prayer is the most especial end of fasting, I have annexed fasting as an help thereunto: for which I have good warrant by the usual tenor of the Scripture, which joineth Fasting and Prayer together. When the Prophets saw cause to use extraordinary Prayer, they were wont to call upon the people to fast.1 Sanctify a Fast (saith Joel) when upon an extraordinary occasion he prescribed a form of prayer for them to use. In like manner saith Ezra; 2I proclaimed a Fast, that we might seek of God a right way, &c. And accordingly they observed his direction, and joined fasting and prayer together: for saith he, We fasted, and be sought our God, 3&c. So saith Nehemiah of himself,4 I fasted and prayed. And of the Church in the new Testament, it is said, when they sent forth Paul and Barnabas, 5they fasted and prayed: and when they ordained Elders,6 they Prayed and fasted.
THe last point noted in the description of a Religious Fast, concerneth those duties of Religion which are the end of a Fast, and for our better fitting, whereunto a Fast is vndertaken. The most principall duty of all is supplication: whereunto as subordinate to prayer, may be added Examination, humiliation, mortification, &c. Because extraordinary prayer is the most especiall end of fasting, I haue annexed fasting as an helpe thereunto: for which I haue good warrant by the vsuall tenour of the Scripture, which ioineth Fasting and Prayer together. When the Prophets saw cause to vse extraordinary Prayer, they were wont to call vpon the people to fast.