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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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It is not enough to keep off our enemies assaults, 1from annoying us, but our care and endeavour must be to drive them away, and destroy them. bResist the Devil (saith the Apostle) and he shall fly. Resist, is a word not only of defence, but also of offence. This phrase, he shall fly, showeth that our endeavour must be to drive him away, and put him to flight. It implieth both a promise and a duty. To this⟨p. 314⟩ purpose tend those phrases in Scripture ofc killing our members on earth,d mortifying the deeds of the body, ecrucifying the flesh and the world,f destroying the body of sin,g beating down the body, and keeping it in subjection. We have a notable example hereof in our Head and General Christ,i who put the Devil to flight: likewise in one of his Captains, S. Paul, kwho brought his body into subjection, &l to who the world was crucified.
It is not enough to keep off our enemies assaults, 1from annoying vs, but our care and endeauor must be to driue them away, and destroy them. b