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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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§. 89. Answer to Satan's suggestion of the difficulty of getting Faith.
§. 89. Answer to Satans suggestion of the difficulty of getting Faith.
2 Suggest. IF it be not impossible to get Faith, yet it is so difficult and hard a matter, that not one of a thousand who seek it, obtain it. Herein Satan prevaileth with idle, slothful persons,b who in all things which they should enterprise, pretend more dangers and difficulties then needs, of purpose to find a pretence to their idleness.
2 Suggest. IF it be not impossible to get Faith, yet it is so difficult and hard a matter, that not one of a thousand who seeke it, obtaine it. Herein Satan preuaileth with idle, slothfull persons,b who in all things which they should enterprise, pretend more dangers and difficulties then needes, of purpose to find a pretence to their idlenesse.