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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
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Use 1 By this is discovered the error of proud presumptuous Papists on the one side, and of secure careless Libertines on the other.1 The Papists to establish their own power and strength, hold and teach, that after the first motion and stirring of the heart, which they acknowledge to be of God only,a a man absolutely by his free will may do well if he will. But Christ saith of the branches which were in the vine, whose hearts were stirred up,b Without me ye can do nothing.
Vse 1 By this is discouered the error of proud presumptuous Papists on the one side, and of secure carelesse Libertines on the other.1 The Papists to establish their owne power and strength, hold and teach, that after the first motion and stirting of the heart, which they acknowledge to bee of God only,a a man absolutely by his free will may doe well if hee will. But Christ saith of the branches which were in the vine, whose hearts were stirred vp,b Without me yee can doe nothing.
- 1Papists attribute too much to mans will.
- aBell, de grat. l. 5. c. 29. potest homo absolute per liberum arbitrium benefacere sivelit.
- bJohn 15. 5.Iohn 15. 5.