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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.
§. 7. Of the honour which Faith doth unto God.
§. 7. Of the honour which Faith doth vnto God.
God is then honoured,1 when he is acknowledged to be as he is, namely, most holy, wise, true, powerful, merciful, just, &c. But the believer, and the believer only so acknowledgeth him.
GOd is then honoured,1 when he is acknowledged to be as he is, namely, most holy, wise, true, powerfull, mercifull, iust, &c. But the beleeuer, and the beleeuer onely so acknowledgeth him.
- 1Faith most of all setteth forth Gods glory by acknowledging
1 For God holiness, 1how approacheth the believer before God? surely in an utter abnegation of himself, and in the mediation of Christ Jesus: for well he knoweth, that himself is all over defiled with sin, and that Jesus Christ the Just, is an advocate with the Father, who by his blood purgeth us from our sins, and with his righteousness covereth us. This manner of appearing before God, showeth, that the believer acknowledgeth God to be so perfectly holy, as he cannot endure the sight of any unclean thing.
1 For God holinesse, 1