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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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§. 130. Of discerning when we pray in the Spirit.
Use 1 Hereby may we judge whether the Spirit of God be in us, and move us to pray or no. If our prayer come⟨p. 487⟩ but from the teeth, though it be never so well framed in regard of the form of words, and though our gesture be never so seemly, savouring of much reverence and humility, yet all is nothing: the Spirit of God hath no part in this work, if thy spirit pray not. Herein lieth a main difference betwixt the manner of persuading God and man. Man may be moved with fair speeches, enticing words, eloquent phrases, (a as the people of Tyre and Sidon with Herod's eloquent Oration) but all the eloquence in the World is no more to God then the lowing of an Ox, or the howling of a dog, if it come not from the spirit. Hearty and upright prayer is the best rhetoric to move God withal.
Vse 1 HEreby may we iudge whether the Spirit of God be in vs, and moue vs to pray or no. If our prayer come⟨p. 487⟩ but from the teeth, though it be neuer so well framed in regard of the forme of words, and though our gesture be neuer so seemely, sauouring of much reuerence and humility, yet all is nothing: the Spirit of God hath no part in this worke, if thy spirit pray not. Herein lieth a maine difference betwixt the manner of perswading God and man. Man may be moued with faire speeches, inticing words, eloquent phrases, (a as the people of Tyrus and Sidon with Herods eloquent Oration) but all the eloquence in the World is no more to God then the lowing of an Oxe, or the howling of a dogge, if it come not from the spirit. Hearty and vpright prayer is the best rhetoricke to moue God withall.