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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
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§. 65. Of using the word for increase of Faith.
§. 65. Of vsing the word for increase of Faith.
We have heard before how Faith was bred by the word;1 now the word is like to a kind natural mother, which giveth suck to the child which she hath brought forth: whereupon saith the Apostle, As new borne babes desire the sincere milk of the word, 2that ye may grow thereby. He had said before, That we wereb borne anew by the word of God: Here he showeth that the Word hath a further use; namely, to make us grow. For by the Word the promises of God (which at first were made known unto us, and whereby Faith was bred) are again and again brought to our remembrance, the tender and offer of them oft renewed; so as thereby our Faith (which otherwise might languish away through our own weakness, and Satan's temptations) is not only preserved, but exceedingly quickened, strengthened, and increased.
VVEe haue heard before how Faith was bred by the word;1 now the word is like to a kind natural mother, which giueth sucke to the child which shee hath brought forth: whereupon saith the Apostle, As new borne babes desire the sincere milke of the word, 2that yee may grow thereby. He had said before, That we wereb borne anew by the word of God: Here hee sheweth that the Word hath a further vse; namely, to make vs grow. For by the Word the promises of God (which at first were made known vnto vs, and whereby Faith was bred) are againe and againe brought to our remembrance, the tender and offer of them oft renewed; so as thereby our Faith (which otherwise might languish away thorow our own weakenesse, and Satans temptations) is not onely preserued, but exceedingly quickened, strengthened, and increased.