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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.
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.
Answ. That is no good ground for vs to iudge them to be such,1 and to cease to pray for them. For many weak ones in temptation will iudge themselues to haue sinned against the Holy Ghost, and to be reiected of God, and thereupon neither pray for themselues, nor suffer others to pray for them.
- 1Al who count themselves rejected, may not be so accounted.Al who count themselues reiected, may not be so accounted.
These persons commonly have in them great grief of heart, for that wretched estate wherein they conceive themselves to be, or if their heart be hardened, they are⟨p. 383⟩ grieved for that hardness, they have a longing desire to be out of that estate, yea they have a secret love of God, and zeal of his glory, though they feel it not, for they cannot endure to hear any blaspheme Gods holy Name and truth: Now these are evident signs that they never fell into that unpardonable sin against the Holy Ghost.
These persons commonly haue in them great griefe of heart, for that wretched estate wherein they conceiue themselues to be, or if their heart be hardned, they are⟨p. 383⟩ greeued for that hardnesse, they haue a longing desire to be out of that estate, yea they haue a secret loue of God, and zeale of his glory, though they feele it not, for they cannot endure to heare any blaspheme Gods holy Name and truth: Now these are euident signes that they neuer fell into that vnpardonable sinne against the Holy Ghost.