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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.
§. 59: Of the issue of over-much boldness.
§. 59: Of the issue of ouer-much boldnesse.
The third point is how it may be preserved: which point is the rather to be delivered to prevent two extremes,1 whereinto many are ready to fail. The one is over-secure boldness: 2the other, over-childish fearfulness. For when men have gotten and proved their Faith, some through the pride of flesh are prone to be insolent, and too much to boast of it: other through their weakness⟨p. 259⟩ (which also ariseth of the flesh) to fear the decay and loss of it.
THe third point is how it may be preserued: which point is the rather to be deliuered to preuent two extreames,1 whereinto many are ready to fail. The one is ouer-secure boldnesse: 2the other, ouer-childish fearefulnesse. For when men haue gotten and proued their Faith, some thorow the pride of flesh are proane to be insolent, and too much to boast of it: other thorow their weakenesse⟨p. 259⟩ (which also ariseth of the flesh) to feare the decay and losse of it.
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