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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.
Object. Many Saints are subject both to many spiritual evils, (as trouble of mind, doubt of Gods favour, snares of the Devil, fallings into sin, with the like,) and also to many temporal distresses, as pain, sickness, captivity, imprisonment, ignominy, penury, &c.
Obiect. Many Saints are subiect both to many spirituall euils, (as trouble of minde, doubt of Gods fauour, snares of the Diuell, fallings into sinne, with the like,) and also to many temporall distresses, as paine, sicknesse, captiuity, imprisonment, ignominy, penury, &c.
Answ. 1Those spiritual evils are as desperate physic for the cure of some spiritual desperate disease, as spiritual security, pride, presumption, &c. Now who will deny but that it is good in a desperate case to use a desperate remedy? If the remedy cause recovery, he that useth it shall be commended, and rewarded? But whensoever God suffereth any of his children to fall into any of the forenamed, or other like spiritual evils, he worketh thereby a recovery from some more dangerous and desperate evil: therefore the issue and effect even of those evils affordeth matter of thanksgiving.
Answ. 1Those spirituall euils are as desperate physicke for the cure of some spirituall desperate disease, as spirituall security, pride, presumption, &c. Now who will denie but that it is good in a desperate case to vse a desperate remedy? If the remedy cause recouery, he that vseth it shall be commended, and rewarded? But whensoeuer God suffereth any of his children to fall into any of the forenamed, or other like spirituall euils, hee worketh thereby a recouery from some more dangerous and desperate euill: therefore the issue and effect euen of those euils affordeth matter of thanksgiuing.
- 1How spiritual evils may prove matter of thanksgiving.