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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 62: §. 62. Of the assurance of Faith.
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The ground of the latter extreme is,1 that they feel the flesh in them, they are very weak and prone to fall away; and many in all times have fallen away.
THe ground of the latter extreame is,1 that they feele the flesh in them, they are very weake and prone to fall away; and many in all times haue fallen away.
- 12 Over-childish fearfulness.2 Ouer-childish fearefulnesse.
Answer. 1These that are thus tempted, must know that the cause of our assurance is not in our selves, but in Christ our head; as we lay hold of him, so he fast holdeth us: for there is a double bond whereby we are knit unto Christ, one on Christs part, the other on ours. That, is the Spirit of Christ:e Hereby we know that we dwell in him, and he in us, because he hath given us of his Spirit. This, is our Faith: forf Christ dwelleth in our hearts by Faith: Now though our Faith should let go her hold, yet Christs Spirit would not let go his hold. This ground of assurance the Scripture expressly declareth: for saith Christ, gI know my sheep, I give unto them eternal life, and they shall never perish: ⟨p. 262⟩now mark the reason, There shall not any pluck them out of my hand: My Father which gave them me is greater then all, and none is able to take them out of my Fathers hand. Wherefore the Devil and all his adherents can do no more, to put out the light of Faith, and pluck us from Christ, then all Creatures on Earth can to extinguish the light of the Sun. For why? The Sun from whence this light cometh, is far above all, they cannot come at it: So Christ on whom our Faith is founded, is far above all our enemies. Christ must be plucked out of Heaven, if true Faith utterly fall away.