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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.
§. 3. The use of spiritual graces.
§. 3. The vse of spirituall graces.
Consider we now what is meant thereby. It is evident by theb Apostles exemplification hereof, that such spiritual sanctifying graces, as God endues his Saints withal, are the armour here meant. In that these are compared to armour, observe that
COnsider we now what is meant thereby. It is euident by theb Apostles exemplification hereof, that such spirituall sanctifying graces, as God indueth his Saints withall, are the armour heere meant. In that these are compared to armour, obserue that
- bVerse 14, 15, 16, 17.
The graces of Gods Spirit are for safeguard and defence. 1This is the main and principal end of armour, as the Apostle himself in this, and in the 13. verse, plainly showeth: for in both places expressly he saith, that we must put on and take to us the whole armour of God for this very end, to stand against, and to resist our enemies. Thus is righteousness as a breast-plate, hope as an helmet, faith as a shield, all for defence, as we shall after more distinctly show: in the mean while let this general observation be noted, both of such as yet have none of those graces, and also of such as have them, or at least think they have them.