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. ...
Gouge, William, 1578-1653.
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§. 77. Of composed prayer.
COmposed prayer is when a Christian setteth himselfe to make some solemn prayer vnto God,* whether it be in Church, family, closet, field, or any other place; whe∣ther it be vttered with words, or onely conceiued in hart: as the morning and euening prayer which Christians vse to make, or the praier at solemne assemblies, with the like. l Such were the prayers that Daniel vsed to make three times a day.
God to whom wee make our praier is a great God,* of excellent Maiesty, not lightly, but with all due reue∣rence to bee regarded, and therefore most meet that wee should compose our selues in a solemne manner to ap∣peare before his glorious presence.
