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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.
§. 30. That the offer of Christ, is a sufficient ground to receive Christ.
§. 30. That the offer of Christ, is asufficient ground to receiue Christ.
2 OF such I would demand what further ground they would have to receive Christ, then this, that God offereth Christ unto them? wouldest thou (whosoever thou art that disputest against God, and against thine own soul) wouldest thou climb up into Heaven, and enter into Gods secret closet, where his records are, to set whether thy name be written in the book of life or not and then if it be, believe? what a preposterous conc•• is this, directly thwarting the unsearchable wisdom of God? God hath reserved his eternal counsel, concerning the election of men, as a secret unto himself; yet hath he ordained and revealed means unto the sons of men, by the right using whereof, they may come tob make their election sure: God hath also said,c that Secret things belong unto himself, revealed things to us. Now mark the preposterous course of these men; curious they are, and over-curious in that which is secret, but over-careless in that which is revealed. If this be not to oppose mans shallow brain to the bottomless depth of Gods wisdom, I know not what is. Had it not been notorious folly for any of the Israelites to have lien burning with the […] of the fiery serpents till they had dyed, refusing to look on the brazen serpent, and said, when I know that the serpent was lifted up for me, I will look upon it? Did not the very lifting up of the serpent show that it […] Gods will they should look on it, and looking be cured so God causing Christ to be lift up by preaching of the Gospel before thee, showeth that he would thou should deft believe, and believing have life everlasting.