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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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By consequence promises are implied, either in the examples, or prayers of faithful Saints.
By consequence promises are implied, either in the examples, or prayers of faithfull Saints.
In their examples, by those blessings which they have enjoyed. For that which God bestoweth on one, he is ready to bestow on every one to whom it is needful: Gods giving it to one, is a promising of it to all. So as we may with as strong confidence depend upon God for such needful things, as if God had expressly promised them. Thus dothc Saint James urge that end which God gave to Jobs troubles, as a ground of our Faith, to make us wait for a like deliverance in our troubles.
In their examples, by those blessings which they haue enioyed. For that which God bestoweth on one, he is ready to bestow on euery one to whom it is needfull: Gods giuing it to one, is a promising of it to all. So as we may with as strong confidence depend vpon God for such needfull things, as if God had expresly promised them. Thus dothc Saint Iames vrge that end which God gaue to Iobs troubles, as a ground of our Faith, to make vs waite for a like deliuerance in our troubles.