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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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§. 19. Of Satan's seeking to deprive us of the use of Hope.
§. 19. Of Satans seeking to depriue vs of the vse of Hope.
IF thus the Devil cannot keep us from attaining true Hope, then will he labour to quail our Hope, and so spoil us of it, and that by these and such like means.
IF thus the Diuell cannot keepe vs from attaining true Hope, then will he labour to quaile our Hope, and so spoile vs of it, and that by these and such like meanes.
1 By making us too careless, and too secure, wherein he somewhat prevailed with Lot, David, Peter, and such other.
1 By making vs too carelesse, and too secure, wherein he somewhat preuailed with Lot, Dauid, Peter, and such other.
For avoiding this, we must duly consider our own weakness, and the many fierce temptations whereunto we are subject, and thereby be stirred up to watch and pray, asf Christ upon this ground exhorteth his disciples.