A01979:1672
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.
§. 4. Of the resemblance betwixt the word of God and a Sword.
A Sword, 1whereunto the word is compared, hath a double use: one to defend a man from the assaults of his enemies; (they who can well use a sword, find a great use hereof, even in this respect.) The other is to annoy, drive back, and destroy a mans enemy.q This double use did Eleazar one of Davids Worthies make of his sword, (which he used so long, that it clave to his hand again,) he defended himself and the Israelites, and destroyed the Philistines therewith.
A Sword, 1whereunto the word is compared, hath a double vse: one to defend a man from the assaults of his enemies; (they who can well vse a sword, find a great vse hereof, euen in this respect.) The other is to annoy, driue backe, and destroy a mans enemy.q This double vse did Eleazar one of Dauids Worthies make of his sword, (which he vsed so long, that it claue to his hand againe,) he defended himselfe and the Israelites, and destroyed the Philistims therewith.
- 1II. Point. How fitly Gods word is compared to a sword.
- q2 Sam. 23. 10