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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Weighty motives there be to stir us up to extraordinary Prayer.
VVEighty motiues there be to stirre vs vp to extraordinary Prayer.
1 It showeth that we go along with Gods good guiding providence: that we observe Gods judgements, and are moved with them, and take notice of his blessings, and are accordingly affected: that as the judgements of God are greater, so our supplication and humiliation more extraordinary: as his blessings more needful and scanty, so our petitions more earnest and fervent: and as they are more excellent and plentiful, so our thanksgiving more solemn. They who content themselves with their ordinary manner of praying, (like mil-horses going round in their usual track) and never take any occasion of extraordinary prayer, but think all is well, because they are not Atheists, which never call upon God, plainly discover how little they regard Gods dealing with them. If they did, as God dealt extraordinarily with them, so would they extraordinarily carry themselves towards God.
1 It sheweth that we goe along with Gods good guiding prouidence: that we obserue Gods iudgements, and are moued with them, and take notice of his blessings, and are accordingly affected: that as the iudgements of God are greater, so our supplication and humiliation more extraordinary: as his blessings more needefull and scanty, so our petitions more earnest and feruent: and as they are more excellent and plentifull, so our thankesgiuing more solemne. They who content themselues with their ordinary manner of praying, (like mil-horses going round in their vsuall tracke) and neuer take any occasion of extraordinary prayer, but thinke all is well, because they are not Atheists, which neuer call vpon God, plainely discouer how little they regard Gods dealing with them. If they did, as God dealt extraordinarily with them, so would they extraordinarily carry themselues towards God.