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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.
1 A faithful remembrance of Gods promises.
1 A faithfull remembrance of Gods promises.
2 A wise and right application of them.
For the first, David h hid Gods promises in his heart: thus it came to pass that thosei promises upheld him in his trouble,q and he received admirable comfort by them. Assuredly if the believer do call to mind Gods promise⟨p. 269⟩ of succour and redress in his distress, it will quiet him for the time, and make him rest in hope till he enjoy the accomplishment of that promise.3 While a believer well remembereth, and duly considereth what great and excellent promises are made, how mighty, faithful and merciful he is that made them, he thinketh that the world may be as soon overthrown, as his Faith. But the letting of Gods promises slip out of his memory, is that which maketh him faint. The Apostle havingk secretly intimated unto the Hebrews their fainting, declareth the cause thereof,5 by telling them they forgot the consolation: for that which is not remembered, is as not known. Now Gods promises being the ground and very life of Faith, what use of Faith can there be, if Gods promises be unknown, or (which for the time is all one,) not remembered? As a lamp will soon be out, if oil be not continually supplied: so Faith, if it be not nourished with continual meditation of Gods promises, will soon fail.