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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 the need and benefit of Faith.
IN how wretched a condition do they live,1 who are destitute of Faith! they lie open to all the fiery, burning, tormenting temptations of the devil; they have no means to prevent them, none to quench them when they are wounded in conscience. This fire must needs either stupefy all their spiritual senses, dry up all the life of the soul, and take away all feeling: or else torment⟨p. 285⟩ them intolerably without all hope of redress, as Cain, Saul, Judas, and such like were tormented. It were much better for a man not to be, then not to believe.
IN how wretched a condition doe they liue,1 who are destitute of Faith! they lie open to all the fiery, burning, tormenting temptations of the diuell; they haue no meanes to preuent them, none to quench them when they are wounded in conscience. This fire must needs either stupifie all their spirituall sences, dry vp all the life of the soule, and take away all feeling: or else torment⟨p. 285⟩ them intollerably without all hope of redresse, as Caine, Saul, Iudas, and such like were tormented. It were much better for a man not to bee, then not to beleeue.
- 1Use 2. Wretched are they who want Faith.Vse 2. Wretched are they who want Faith.