A01979:2832
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.
For God is the Author, Christ the matter of it: it declareth the will of God, and directeth man unto the kingdom of God. Faith believeth it: and godliness issueth from it: so as all these mysteries are but one and the same:1 even the Gospel here spoken: which is fitly called a mystery: for a mystery is a divine secret.2
For God is the Author, Christ the matter of it: it declareth the will of God, and directeth man vnto the kingdome of God. Faith beleeueth it: and godlinesse issueth from it: so as all these mysteries are but one and the same:1 euen the Gospell heere spoken: which is fitly called a mysterie: for a mysterie is a diuine secret.2
- 1[Greek or Hebrew] sacris initiari.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 sacris initiari.
- 2[Greek or Hebrew] necesse est [Greek or Hebrew]. Steph. ex Eustath. Mysteria ergo sunt arcana sacra.〈non-Latin alphabet〉 necesse est 〈non-Latin alphabet〉. Steph. ex Eustath. Mysteria ergo sunt arcana sacra.
Now the Gospel is a secret: for mnone of the Princes of this world knew it: it containeth the things which eye hath not seen, nor ear heard, neither came into mans heart.