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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.
§. 48. Of a quiet conscience proceeding from Faith.
A Quiet conscience is that which excuseth a man before God:1 so far it is from accusing, that it excuseth; whence ariseth an admirable tranquility of mind,2 which the Apostle calleth,i The peace of God which passeth all understanding. It is evident that Faith breedeth this: kfor being justified by Faith, we have peace toward God. So soon as a sinner truly believeth, he hath some peace of conscience: the more his Faith increaseth, and the stronger it groweth, the more peace he hath in his soul. From Faith then ariseth this peace,5 and from nothing else. For it cannot possibly come from any perfection in man. Indeed Adams conscience in his integrity did excuse him before God, because there was nothing in him blameworthy: but so could no mans since his fall: for besides those palpable evil deeds whereunto every mans conscience⟨p. 248⟩ is privy, whose conscience can excuse him in the best works that ever he did?k Is not all our righteousness as filthy clouts? this David well knew, when he thus prayed, lEnter not into judgement, &c. but Faith (assuring the conscience, that