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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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3 Soft and brave apparel: 1The Lord expressly commanded his people,2 to put off their costly raiment; and so they⟨p. 452⟩ did in the day of their humiliation. It is recorded and commended,3 that the King of Nineveh in the day of a fast laid his robe from him. 4When the time of Davids Fast was ended, then he changed his apparel: whereby is intimated, that in his Fast he did not wear such apparel as at other times he did. If Kings thus laid aside their royal apparel, much more must others lay aside brave and costly apparel. The rite of putting on sackcloth which the Jews used, showeth that brave apparel may not be worn; no not such as at others times is lawful. Our Gentry upon mere fashion retain some shadow hereof, in that for the time of Lent they lay aside all light colours, and go in black.
3 Soft and braue apparell: 1The Lord expresly commanded his people,2 to put off their costly raiment; and so they⟨p. 452⟩ did in the day of their humiliation. It is recorded and commended,3 that the King of Niniueh in the day of a fast laide his robe from him. 4When the time of Dauids Fast was ended, then he changed his apparell: whereby is intimated, that in his Fast he did not weare such apparrell as at other times he did. If Kings thus laide aside their royall apparrell, much more must others lay aside braue and costly apparrell. The rite of putting on sackcloth which the Iewes vsed, sheweth that braue apparrell may not be worne; no not such as at others times is lawfull. Our Gentry vpon meere fashion retaine some shadow hereof, in that for the time of Lent they lay aside all light colours, and goe in blacke.