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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 1 › Part 1 › Section 3: §. 3. The Apostles affection.
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§. 3. The Apostles affection.
TO urge this point yet somewhat the more forcibly, the Apostle in the next place manifesteth his affection⟨p. 4⟩ in these words, My brethren, which declare both the humility of his mind, and the gentleness of his spirit.
TO vrge this point yet somewhat the more forcibly, the Apostle in the next place manifesteth his affection⟨p. 4⟩ in these words, My brethren, which declare both the humilitie of his minde, and the gentlenesse of his spirit.
Brother is a word of equality:1 in calling them Brethren, he maketh himself equal unto them,2 though he himself were one of the principal members of Christs body, one of the eyes thereof, a Minister of the Word, an extraordinary Minister, an Apostle, a spiritual Father of many souls, a planter of many famous Churches, yea the planter of this Church at Ephesus: and though many of them to whom he wrote, were poor mean men, handicrafts men, such asa laboured with their hands for their living: and many alsob servants, and bond-men; yet without exception of any, he termeth and counteth them all his brethren, and so