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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
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Object. That which is said of Rahab, is said of others also, who believed not.
Obiect. That which is said of Rahab, is said of others also, who beleeued not.
Answ. Though the same affection be jointly attributed to all, yet it was very different in the kind, manner, and end thereof. The heart of others melted for fear of a temporal destruction: it was a worldly sorrow; but hers a godly sorrow, because she was an alien from the common wealth of Israel, and out of the Church of God, and therefore so earnestly desired to be one of them.
Answ. Though the same affection be iointly attributed to all, yet it was very different in the kinde, manner, and end thereof. The heart of others melted for feare of a temporall destruction: it was a worldly sorrow; but hers a godly sorrow, because shee was an aliant from the common wealth of Israel, and out of the Church of God, and therefore so earnestly desired to be one of them.
Lydia might be prepared before she heard Paul, for shek accompanied them which went out to pray, and she worshipped God: or else her heart might be then touched when she heard Paul preach. The like may be said ofl those which heard Peter when he preached to Cornelius, and of others. Certain it is that a man must both see and feel his wretchedness, and be wounded in soul for it, before Faith can be wrought in him. Yet I deny not but there may be great difference in the manner & measure of grieving. Somem