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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 the respects wherein the Scripture is difficult.
First, in regard of the matter: Many profound & deep mysteries are contained in them, which David calleth⟨p. 334⟩ swondrous things: thus* many things in Pauls Epistles are hard: yet these profound mysteries are so plainly and distinctly laid down in the Scripture, that they who are not overcurious, (t presuming to understand above that which is meet to understand, but will understand according to sobriety) may conceive. For example, the Trinity of persons in the unity of the Deity, the hypostatical Union of the two natures of Christ in one person, with the like, are unconceivable mysteries: yet so plainly opened in the Scripture, as we may well discern these things* to be so, though we cannot fully conceive *how they should be so.
FIrst, in regard of the matter: Many profound & deep mysteries are contained in them, which Dauid calleth⟨p. 334⟩ swondrous things: thus*