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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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§. 79. Of applying Gods promises to the right persons.
2 For the second, the several conditions and qualities of the persons to whom several promises are made, are exceeding many. Sometimes they are made to Faith, sometimes to obedience, sometimes to uprightness, to cheerfulness, to constancy, to love, to fear; to such as mourn, hunger, are heavy laden; to such as pray, hear Gods Word, keep his Commandments; to the fatherless, widows, captives, poor, sick, &c. It is not possible, neither yet is it needful that I should reckon up all: they are here and there to be found throughout the Scripture.
2 FOr the second, the seuerall conditions and qualities of the persons to whom seuerall promises are made, are exceeding many. Sometimes they are made to Faith, sometimes to obedience, sometimes to vprightnesse, to cheerefulnesse, to constancy, to loue, to feare; to such as mourne, hunger, are heauy laden; to such as pray, heare Gods Word, keepe his Commandements; to the fatherlesse, widowes, captiues, poore, sicke, &c. It is not possible, neither yet is it needfull that I should reckon vp all: they are here and there to be found throughout the Scripture.
The uses of Faith in respect of the persons to whom the promises are made, are these.
The vses of Faith in respect of the persons to whom the promises are made, are these.