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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.
1 It must be cast upon a sure ground. 1If an anchor be cast into a bottomless sea, where is no ground, or on quick sands, which are no sure ground, it is of no use, the ship may be tossed up and down, and suffer wrack for all that. The only sure ground of hope is Gods promise revealed in his Word. That this is a most firm ground cannot be doubted of, unless the goodness, power and faithfulness of God be called into question. For as God himself is, so is his▪ Word, faithful and true, sure and certain: nothing more firm and stable:a Till heaven and earth perish, one jot or title of Gods word shall not scape, till all things be fulfilled. bDavid cast the anchor of his hope upon this ground. We are therefore to acquaint our selves with Gods manifold promises.
1 It must be cast vpon a sure ground. 1If an anchor becast into a bottomlesse sea, where is no ground, or on quick sands, which are no sure ground, it is of no vse, the shippe may be tossed vp and downe, and suffer wracke for all that. The onely sure ground of hope is Gods promise reuealed in his Word. That this is a most firme ground cannot bee doubted of, vnlesse the goodnesse, power and faithfulnesse of God be called into question. For as God himselfe is, so is his▪ Word, faithfull and true, sure and certaine: nothing more firme and stable:a Till heauen and earth perish, one iot or title of Gods word shall not scape, till all things be fulfilled. bDauid cast the anchor of his hope vpon this ground. We are therefore to acquaint our selues with Gods manifold promises.
- 11 Cast the anchor of hope on a sure ground.