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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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3 Moderate thine appetite,1 and use a temperate diet, if after meat thou art to pray: sobriety is often joined to watchfulness, as an especial help thereof.a Christ having given a warning to take heed of surfeiting, drunkenness, and cares of this World, inferreth this exhortation, Watch and pray: otherwise we cannot well watch & pray. Wherefore saith Saint Paul; bLet us watch and be sober. And Saint Peter, cBe sober and watching in prayer. Who eat for prayer sake somewhat the more sparingly, do watch unto prayer.
3 Moderate thine appetite,1 and vse a temperate diet, if after meate thou art to pray: sobriety is often ioined to watchfulnesse, as an especiall helpe thereof.a Christ hauing giuen a warning to take heede of surfetting, drunkennesse, and cares of this World, inferreth this exhortation, Watch and pray: otherwise we cannot well watch & pray. Wherefore saith Saint Paul; bLet vs watch and be sober. And Saint Peter, cBe sober and watching in prayer. Who eate for prayer sake somewhat the more sparingly, doe watch vnto prayer.
- 13 Moderate thine appetite.
- aLuk. 21. 34, 36.
- b1 Thes. 5, 6