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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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§. 90. Answer to Satan's suggestion of the small need and use of Faith.
§. 90. Answer to Satans suggestion of the small need and vse of Faith.
3 Suggest. Faith is a needless thing. This conceit the Devil putteth into the mind of two sorts of people: first of proud Pharisaical Justiciaries, who trust to their own righteousness: these think that the breast-plate of righteousness is armour enough: Secondly, of secure, carnal Gospellers, who imagine that a good hope (as they call it) is sufficient, there needeth not assurance of Faith.
3 Suggest. FAith is a needlesse thing. This conceit the Diuell putteth into the mind of two sorts of people: first of proud Pharisaicall Iusticiaries, who trust to their owne righteousnesse: these thinke that the brest-plate of righteousnesse is armour enough: Secondly, of secure, carnall Gospellers, who imagine that a good hope (as they call it) is sufficient, there needeth not assurance of Faith.
Answer. God maketh and ordaineth nothing in vain: as for the proud Justiciary,1 let him first know, that righteousness severed from Faith, is no righteousness: though righteousness joined with Faith be of good use, yet severed from Faith, it is of no use at all. Secondly, that the Brest-plate of righteousness, which the best men ever in this World had, was full of cracks and holes, full of many defects and imperfections, through which Satan would soon have wounded them even to death, if they had not had this shield.
Answer. God maketh and ordaineth nothing in vaine: as for the proud Iusticiary,