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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 77: §. 77. Of applying implicit promises.
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§. 77. Of applying implicit promises.
For the manner of propounding Gods promises,1 they are either expressly declared, or else by consequence implied. Express promises are either generally propounded to all: of these we have heard before; or else particularly applied to some particular persons. Some of these are such as are not proper to him alone to whom in particular they are directed; but for the good of others also. If we find such needful for us, it is the use of Faith to apply them to our selves with as strong confidence as if they had been directed to us. Thisa the Apostle teacheth us to do: for where God made a promise to Joshua, (b I will not fail thee, &c.) the Apostle applieth it to all Christians. The ground of this application is taken from Gods unchangeable and impartial manner of dealing: the same God that he is to one faithful man, the same he is to all. If therefore he would not fail Joshua, neither will he fail any.
FOr the manner of propounding Gods promises,1 they are either expresly declared, or else by consequence implied. Expresse promises are either generally propounded to all: of these we haue heard before; or else particularly applied to some particular persons. Some of these are such as are not proper to him alone to whom in particular they are directed; but for the good of others also. If we find such needfull for vs, it is the vse of Faith to apply them to our selues with as strong confidence as if they had beene directed to vs. Thisa