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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.
Other can be thankful for private blessings bestowed on themselves,1 or on their families and friends; but regard not public blessings bestowed on Church or common-wealth: they account general blessings no blessings. These discover too much self-love, too little sense of the common good.
Other can be thankfull for priuate blessings bestowed on themselues,1 or on their families and friends; but regard not publike blessings bestowed on Church or common-wealth: they account general blessings no blessings. These discouer too much selfe-loue, too little sence of the common good.
- 12 Some not for public blessings.2 Some not for publike blessings.
Other (who it may be) will be thankful for such public blessings as are bestowed on that Church and Common-wealth,1 whereof they themselves are members, never hearken after, nor care to hear of such as a• bestowed on the Churches of God in other Countries or if they do hear of them, very little (if at all) are they affected therewith. Much less are they affected with an• ⟨p. 417⟩blessings bestowed on private Christians, who are not of their kindred, alliance, acquaintance, with the like. This also showeth that they have no fellow-feeling of the good of the mystical body of Christ, or of the several members thereof; which might make them fear that they themselves are scarce sound members of that body: if they were, there would assuredly be some sympathy betwixt themselves and other members, some mutual compassion, and fellow-feeling: they would rejoice with them that rejoice. Nay further, these show (which is worse) what little zeal they have of Gods glory: for to take notice of Gods mercies on others, as well as on our selves, to talk of them, to be thankful for them, doth much amplify the glory of Gods works: it maketh them to be more famous. How many more the persons be that praise God for any blessings, so much greater glory redoundeth to Gods name: therefore