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The word [Greek or Hebrew] here used, signifieth that part of the body, wherein are contained the vital parts, the heart, lungs, liver, &c. which being wounded, there is no hope of life, from the neck to the midst, or to the navel. Hence is the word also used for that piece of the armour that covereth this part. The use then of of a breastplate, is to keep the vital parts from being mortally wounded, that a man be not stricken down without recovery. The same use hath righteousness, to keep the soul, from being deadly wounded with the darts of the devil, that the poison thereof do not pierce through the very heart and life of grace, and quite extinguish it. For sin, and nothing else is that ⟨p. 157⟩which mortally woundeth the soul, and pulls Gods wrath upon us. Now from this, righteousness preserves us, because by it we do avoid sin.

The word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 heere vsed, signifieth that part of the body, wherein are contained the vitall parts, the heart, lungs, liuer, &c. which being wounded, there is no hope of life, from the necke to the midst, or to the nauell. Hence is the word also vsed for that piece of the armour that couereth this part. The vse then of of a brestplate, is to keepe the vitall parts from being mortally wounded, that a man be not stricken downe without recouery. The same vse hath righteousn•sse, to keepe the soule, from being deadly wounded with the darts of the diuell, that the poyson thereof doe not pierce thorow the very heart and life of grace, and quite extinguish it. For sinne, and nothing else is that ⟨p. 157⟩which mortally woundeth the soule, and puls Gods wrath vpon vs. Now from this, righteousnesse preserues vs, because by it we doe auoyd sinne.

3 The 3 point is, how we must put on this breastplate.