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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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§. 147. Of those who use or refuse to ask the help of others prayers.
§. 147. Of those who vse or refuse to aske the helpe of others prayers.
Use 1 This justifieth the commendable and usual practise of the Saints at this day, who when they depart one from another, or write one to another, or being in any distress, are visited one of another, desire the prayers one of another. The thing is good and warrantable: ye that have used it be not ashamed of it, neither cease to use it still; only as the thing is in it self good, so use it well: not complementally for custom sake, but from the heart, and that in regard of the forenamed reasons.
Vse 1 THis iustifieth the commendable and vsuall practise of the Saints at this day, who when they depart one from another, or write one to another, or being in any distresse, are visited one of another, desire the prayers one of another. The thing is good and warrantable: yee that haue vsed it be not ashamed of it, neither cease to vse it still; onely as the thing is in it selfe good, so vse it well: not complementally for custome sake, but from the heart, and that in regard of the forenamed reasons.
Use 2 As for those who are ashamed to desire the prayers of others, unworthy they are to partake of the benefit of others prayers.