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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.
§. 60. Of the person to whom all thanks is due.
§. 60. Of the person to whom all thankes is due.
2 The person to whom thanks is due,1 is God the Father. Father hath reference especially unto the only begotten son of God Christ Jesus, as is more plainly expressed in these words,b Blessed be God even the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ. So as this clause doth note out the first person in Trinity: yet doth it not exclude the other two persons: for thanksgiving belongeth to the whole Trinity. S. Paul expressly giveth thanks toc Jesus Christ: and yet excludeth not the Father or the holy Ghost: for what honour or worship soever is rightly performed to either of the persons, is also performed to every of them. But here & in many other places, this title Father (which is proper to the first person) is added, to show how our praises come to be acceptable unto God, namely as God is the Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, and in him our gracious and loving Father.
2 THe person to whom thankes is due,1 is God the Father. Father hath reference especially vnto the onely begotten son of God Christ Iesus, as is more plainly expressed in these words,b Blessed be God euen the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ. So as this clause doth note out the first person in Trinity: yet doth it not exclude the other two persons: for thanksgiuing belongeth to the whole Trinity. S. Paul expresly giueth thankes toc Iesus Christ: and yet excludeth not the Father or the holy Ghost: for what honour or worship soeuer is rightly performed to either of the persons, is also performed to euery of them. But here & in many other places, this title Father (which is propper to the first person) is added, to shew how our prayses come to be acceptable vnto God, namely as God is the Father of our Lord Iesus Christ, and in him our gracious and louing Father.