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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 80: §. 80. Of the meaning of the Metaphor.
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Of the nature of this wicked one, I have spoken before on verse 12.
Of the nature of this wicked one, I haue spoken before on verse 12.
For the metaphor, a Dart is a kind of weapon that is flung, slung, or shot at a man far off, which if it hit him, will deeply pierce him, and sorely gall him. I showed before how we were oft forced to wrestle with Satan, and to grapple with him hand to hand. Here is showed that he hath also Darts to shoot at us a▪ far off, so as he can pierce and wound us when we see him not: he can send at us, though he come not to us. As whenc the Dragon could not come at the Woman, he cast waters after her. This Woman is the Church; the red Dragon, Satan; Waters, his manifold temptations or darts.
For the metaphor, a Dart is a kinde of weapon that is flung, slung, or shot at a man farre off, which if it hit him, will deepely pierce him, and sorely gall him. I shewed before how we were oft forced to wrestle with Satan, and to grapple with him hand to hand. Here is shewed that he hath also Darts to shoote at vs a▪ farre off, so as hee can pierce and wound vs when wee see him not: he can send at vs, though he come not to vs. As whenc the Dragon could not come at the Woman, he cast waters after her. This Woman is the Church; the red Dragon, Satan; Waters, his manifold temptations or darts.