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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
THE Whole Armour of GOD. › Treatise 2 › Part 6 › Section 17: §. 17. Of the Author of Faith.
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§. 17. Of the Author of Faith.
For the first, note first the Author of Faith. Secondly, the means whereby it is wrought.
FOr the first, note first the Author of Faith. Secondly, the meanes whereby it is wrought.
1 The Author of Faith is,1 evena he from whom every good giving, and every perfect gift cometh. bFaith is the gift of God. cThis is the work of God that ye believe &c. Now because this is one of those works of God, which are said to bed without towards the creature, it is in Scripture attributed to all the three persons, and to every of them. To the first, where Christ saith,e No man con••me unto me (i) believe) except the Father draw him. To the second, where the Apostle calleth