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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.
§. 85. Of stirring against despair.
§. 85. Of stirring against despaire.
Are temptations to despair,1 piercing Darts? fiery Darts? Keep them off as much as possibly may be. As we fear to drink poison, let us fear to despair. It will be a fiery burning poison in our soul, that will yield us no rest; as we see in such as are overcome thereby. Let us not dare to yield unto it; but though God should seem to be so angry with us as to kill us, yet with Job, to trust in him. For this end we must suffer Faith to have the upper place in us, even above sense and reason too. And for this end look unto God,2 and duly weigh both what he promiseth, and why he maketh such gracious promises to us: and look not to our selves and our own deservings, but rather know that Gods mercy is as an ocean in comparison of the drops of our sins: they that despair, little consider how much greater Gods goodness is, then their sin.
ARe temptations to despaire,1 piercing Darts? fiery Darts? Keepe them off as much as possibly may be. As we feare to drinke poison, let vs feare to despaire. It will be a fiery burning poison in our soule, that wil yeeld vs no rest; as we see in such as are ouercome thereby. Let vs not dare to yeeld vnto it; but though God should seeme to be so angry with vs as to kill vs, yet with Iob, to trust in him. For this end we must suffer Faith to haue the vpper place in vs, euen aboue sence and reason too. And for this end looke vnto God,