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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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3. To wean them the better from this world: for so long as all things are quiet in the world, without troubles, oppositions, and assaults, we are exceedingly prone to delight in it, and to say,b It is good to be here. Much prosperity maketh many to be like thatc fool that bid his soul live at ease, &c.
3. To weine them the better from this world: for so long as all things are quiet in the world, without troubles, oppositions, and assaults, we are exceedingly prone to delight in it, and to say,b It is good to bee heere. Much prosperity maketh many to be like thatc foole that bid his soule liue at ease, &c.
4. To make Heaven the more longed for while we are on earth, and the more acceptable when we come to possess it. How earnestly doth the soldier in tedious and dangerous combats desire victory? How welcome is triumph after war? As a safe haven to Mariners tossed up and down in troublesome seas, is most welcome; so Heaven to Christians, whose life in this world is a warfare, a sea-fare.
4. To make Heauen the more longed for while wee are on earth, and the more acceptable when we come to possesse it. How earnestly doth the souldier in tedious and dangerous combates desire victorie? How welcome is triumph after warre? As a safe hauen to Marriners tossed vp and downe in troublesome seas, is most welcome; so Heauen to Christians, whose life in this world is a warfare, a sea-fare.