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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.
2 Instead of these outward necessaries, they have inward graces which are much more valuable & profitable as instead of of outward refreshing of the body, they have inward comfort of the soul: instead of outward⟨p. 413⟩ ornaments of the body, inward graces of the spirit: wanting outward ease, they have sweet peace of conscience: wanting plenty, they have contentment: In a word, God depriveth his children of no outward thing, but he supplieth the want of it with some spiritual recompense: their want therefore causeth matter of thanksgiving.
2 Insteed of these outward necessaries, they haue inward graces which are much more valuable & profitable as insteed of of outward refreshing of the body, they haue inward comfort of the soule: insteed of outward⟨p. 413⟩ ornaments of the body, inward graces of the spirit: wanting outward ease, they haue sweet peace of conscience: wanting plenty, they haue contentment: In a word, God depriueth his children of no outward thing, but he supplieth the want of it with some spirituall recompence: their want therefore causeth matter of thanksgiuing.
As all the Saints have received more good things then they want,1 so also undoubtedly are they freed from more evils then justly they can fear to fall upon them. For believing in Christ, they are freed from the fear of hell, from the curse of the Law, from the wrath of God, from the sting of death, from the victory of the grave, from the power of him that hath the power of death, the devil; from the guilt and punishment of sin, from the rule and dominion of sin, and from infinitely more, both spiritual, and bodily evils.
As all the Saints haue receiued more good things then they want,1