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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.
1 Take heed it be not too much distracted with worldly thoughts,1 dCares of this World choke the Word, much more will they choke the spirit of Prayer. He that remembering the time of prayer, disburdeneth his soul hereof, Watcheth unto prayer.
1 Take heed it be not too much distracted with worldly thoughts,1 dCares of this World choake the Word, much more will they choake the spirit of Prayer. Hee that remembring the time of prayer, disburdeneth his soule hereof, Watcheth vnto prayer.
- 14 Avoid distractions.4 Auoid distractions.
- dMat. 13. 22.
2 Most especially be watchful against sin,1 which (as* hath been showed before) like birdlime will so cling the feathers of the soul, that it cannot fly up to Heaven. Nothing more dulleth the heart of man then sin. He that yieldeth thereto can hardly recover himself, and revive his spirit again in a long time.e It was three quarters of a year before David was throughly recovered after his great fall; for his child was borne before, and an extraordinary means was used to recover him, the Prophet Nathan was sent unto him.