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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.
§. 8. Of the use of Hope.
§. 8. Of the vse of Hope.
The use of it is to keep us from fainting, that we be not confounded through any assaults of our enemies: fory Hope maketh not ashamed, but maketh bold and confident:z David implieth that he had fainted, but for his hope, and thereupon exhorteth others to Hope in the Lord. In this respect,* the Apostle useth another metaphor, and resembleth Hope to an Anchor. 4When Mariners have a good sound Anchor fast tied to the ship with a strong Cable, and fast fixed on firm ground, they dare sleep quietly therein, though storms and tempests arise: for the Anchor will keep the ship safe and sure, so as it cannot be carried away of winds, nor beaten against rocks, nor swallowed of gulfs. Thus doth Hope after an holy manner make us secure, and that though afflictions and temptations like storms, be raised against us. aThough I should walk through the valley of the shadow of death, I will fear no evil, saith David; whereby he manifesteth his holy security, which also he doth by many other like speeches in his Psalms.
THe vse of it is to keepe vs from fainting, that we be not confounded through any assaults of our enemies: for