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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.
Our enemies are spiritual,1 and their assaults spiritual: must not then our armour needs be spiritual? What other armour can stand us in stead against such enemies,⟨p. 21⟩ such assaults? as good have a sheet of paper on our naked breasts to keep off a musket shot, as use any other armour then spiritual, against the spiritual assaults of spiritual enemies.
Our enemies are spirituall,1 and their assaults spirituall: must not then our armour needs be spirituall? What other armour can stand vs in stead against such enemies,⟨p. 21⟩ such assaults? as good haue a sheete of paper on our naked brests to keepe off a musket shot, as vse any other armour then spirituall, against the spirituall assaults of spirituall enemies.
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