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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.
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.
His Suggestions more proper against this grace, are such as these.
Suggest. 1 There needeth no such ado to find out a sure ground; if thou hope well, it is well enough. Thus he prevaileth with the greater sort of our people, especially with the more ignorant and ruder sort, who do not only in their hearts conceive, but with their tongues⟨p. 310⟩ also are ready to utter such conceits as these, I hope well, yea, I hope to be saved as well as the best. Here is their anchor cast out. But ask them, what is the ground of their Hope, all the answer they can give, is, They Hope well. Many that know not the fundamental points of Christian Religion, nor the first grounds of Salvation, (being much worse then thee Hebrews, of whom the Apostle complaineth that they had need be taught which are the first principles of the Oracles of God) will yet say, I hope well.
Suggest. 1 There needeth no such adoe to find out a sure ground; if thou hope well, it is well enough. Thus he preuaileth with the greater sort of our people, especially with the more ignorant and ruder sort, who doe not onely in their hearts conceiue, but with their tongues