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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 2 › Part 6 › Section 60: §. 60. Of losing Faith.
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2 All the joy and comfort of it (wherewith they were formerly upheld) may be clean taken away, and they even faint for want of it.
2 All the ioy and comfort of it (wherewith they were formerly vpheld) may be cleane taken away, and they euen faint for want of it.
3 No fruits thereof may appear, but they be as trees in winter: little conscience of any duty, dull in hearing Gods word, cold in prayer, nothing remaining but a formal profession, if that.
3 No fruits thereof may appeare, but they be as trees in winter: little conscience of any duty, dull in hearing Gods word, cold in prayer, nothing remaining but a formall profession, if that.
4 Their consciences may prove a very rack, a grievous torture and torment unto them.
4 Their consciences may proue a very racke, a greeuous torture and torment vnto them.
5 It is not like to be recovered with a wet finger, with a light sigh, and a groan: but they may call, cry, and roar again and again, before they be heard.