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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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§. 17. Answer to Satan's suggestion against a sure ground of Hope.
§. 17. Answer to Satans suggestion against a sure ground of Hope.
IN the last place,1 Satan hath many ways to spoil us of this piece of Armour also, and that either by labouring to keep it from us, that we never have it, or to wrest it from us after we have it.
IN the last place,1 Satan hath many waies to spoile vs of this peece of Armour also, and that either by labouring to keepe it from vs, that we neuer haue it, or to wrest it from vs after we haue it.
- 1VI. Point. Satans wiles.
Because there is a mutual relation betwixt Faith and Hope, so as without Faith there can be no Hope, he bends what forces he can against Faith to keep us from it, or deprive us of it. To avoid this, the former Treatise of Faith is to be observed.
Because there is a mutuall relation betwixt Faith and Hope, so as without Faith there can be no Hope, he bends what forces he can against Faith to keepe vs from it, or depriue vs of it. To auoide this, the former Treatise of Faith is to be obserued.