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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.
§. 2. Christians are Soldiers.
§. 2. Christians are Souldiers.
For the metaphor, it is taken from Soldiers, who in time of war, when they enter the field against their enemies, are subject to much danger and many annoyances⟨p. 17⟩ of swords, spears, darts, arrows, bullets, and such like weapons of their enemies, and therefore for their better safeguard use to be well provided & fenced with good armour. In that the Apostle exhorteth Christians to put on armour, he giveth us to understand, that,
FOr the metaphor, it is taken from Souldiers, who in time of warre, when they enter the field against their enemies, are subiect to much danger and many annoyances⟨p. 17⟩ of swords, speares, darts, arrowes, bullets, and such like weapons of their enemies, and therefore for their better safegard vse to be well prouided & fenced with good armour. In that the Apostle exhorteth Christians to put on armour, he giueth vs to vnderstand, that,
A Christians course of life is a warfare: 1for armour, especially the use of armour, is a token of war: armour is not given to a man to sit with it at a fire, or to lye lazing on a bed, or wantonly to dance up and down, or follow pastimes and pleasures in it, but to fight: to this purpose many like metaphors are used. Christians themselves are called