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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.
§. 44. Of judging the sin against the Holy Ghost.
§. 44. Of iudging the sinne against the Holy Ghost.
Though these two last restraints be expressly mentioned in the Scripture, yet we must take heed how we judge any, either to have committed that sin unto death, or to be rejected of God: for the one there is need of an extraordinary spirit, for the other of extraordinary revelation from God.
THough these two last restraints be expresly mentioned in the Scripture, yet we must take heed how we iudge any, either to haue committed that sin vnto death, or to be reiected of God: for the one there is need of an extraordinary spirit, for the other of extraordinary reuelation from God.
Quest. What if any shall profess themselves to be such?
Quest. What if any shall professe themselues to bee such?
Answ. That is no good ground for us to judge them to be such,1 and to cease to pray for them. For many weak ones in temptation will judge themselves to have sinned against the Holy Ghost, and to be rejected of God, and thereupon neither pray for themselves, nor suffer others to pray for them.