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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.
The understanding he enlighteneth by his Word,1 as in all fundamental necessary points of Christian Religion, so in two especially: First, in the misery of a natural man, Secondly, in the remedy thereof. That the Law discovereth. This the Gospel revealeth.
The vnderstanding he inlighteneth by his Word,1 as in all fundamentall necessary points of Christian Religion, so in two especially: First, in the misery of a naturall man, Secondly, in the remedy thereof. That the Law discouereth. This the Gospell reuealeth.
- 11 The understanding enlightened.1 The vnderstanding enlightened.
Touching mans misery, Gods Spirit by the Law informeth a mans judgement both of his wretchedness through sin, and of his cursedness through the punishment of sin.1 The Law discovereth such an infinite multitude of sins, as otherwise man could not possibly find out. It discovereth not only notorious sins of commission, but many other transgressions which natural men count no sins; many sins of omission, many sins of thought and heart, yea, the very seed of all sin, the contagion and corruption of our nature. Saint Paul expressly saith;i I knew not sin but by the Law: for I had not known lust, except the Law had said, thou shalt not lust. The Law also maketh known the heinousness, and grievousness of sin, how it is out of measure, yea, infinitely sinful, because it is committed against an infinite Majesty, and that also against his express will revealed in the Law; so as sin being directly contrary to the pure, holy, and blessed will of God, cannot but make us more odious and abominable before God then any venomous Toad, Adder, or any other poisonous creature is in our sight.