A01979:1187

The whole-armour of GodThe vvhole-armor of God

Name: The whole-armour of God
Author: William Gouge

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. ...

William Gouge 1578–1653London: printed by John Beale, 1619London: printed by Iohn Beale, 1619

[26], 626, [12] p. · 196k words · STC 12123 · ESTC S103304

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THE Whole Armour of GOD. › Treatise 2 › Part 6 › Section 31: §. 31. That a mans unworthiness ought not to keep him from believing.THE Whole Armour of GOD. › Treatise 2 › Part 6 › Section 31: §. 31. That a mans vnworthinesse ought not to keepe him from beleeuing.

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I told thee before, that thou must clean go out of thy self, and look upon God.¹

I told thee before, that thou must cleane goe out of thy selfe, and looke vpon God.¹

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But for thy further satisfaction herein, let me demand two things of thee.

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First, whether any man before he believed, saw any thing in himself why Christ should rather belong to him then to any other.¹ The Scripture saith,^d There is no difference, for all have sinned, and are deprived of the glory of God. What then? Wouldest thou be singular, and have a ground of Faith proper and peculiar to thy self? Is not this a spice of vain-glory? wouldst thou not have something to boast in?

First, whether any man before he beleeued, saw any thing in himselfe why Christ should rather belong to him then to any other.¹ The Scripture saith,^d There is no difference, for all haue sinned, and are depriued of the glory of God. What then? Wouldest thou be singular, and haue a ground of Faith proper and peculiar to thy selfe? Is not this a spice of vaine-glory? wouldst thou not haue something to boast in?

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The book

Title as printed

Author

William Gouge 1578–1653

Place

London

Printer

John BealeIohn Beale

Year

1619

Size

[26], 626, [12] p.

Words

195,569

Catalogue

STC 12123 · ESTC S103304

Text

EEBO-TCP A01979

Passages

3,349

Sections

594

Title page

The whole-armour of GodThe vvhole-armor of God

§. 32. Of long waiting.

§. 33. Of mans sin in not believing.

§. 33. Of mans sinne in not beleeuing.

§. 34. Of the heinousness of Incredulity.

§. 34. Of the heinousnesse of Incredulity.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36