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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 1 › Part 1 › Section 5: §. 5. All strength from God.
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Use 1 Learn we to renounce all confidence in our selves, and to acknowledge our own inability and weakness.1 Thus shall we be brought to seek for help out of our selves. They who over ween themselves, and conceit that they are sufficiently able to help themselves, will be so far from seeking strength, that they will foully scorn it, when it is offered unto them Mark what is said of the wicked man, who is proud in his own conceit,a He contemneth the Lord: asb he that is full despiseth an honey comb, so he that is confident in his own strength, despiseth help from any other.
Vse 1 Learne wee to renounce all confidence in our selues, and to acknowledge our owne inabilitie and weaknesse.1 Thus shall wee bee brought to seeke for helpe out of our selues. They who ouer weene themselues, and conceit that they are sufficiently able to helpe themselues, will bee so farre from seeking strength, that they will foully scorne it, when it is offered vnto them Marke what is said of the wicked man, who is proud in his owne conceit,a He contemneth the Lord: asb he that is full despiseth an hony combe, so he that is confident in his owne strength, despiseth help from any other.
- 1Renounce all confidence in the self.Renounce all confidence in the selfe.
- aPsal. 10. 3.
- bProu. 27. 7.