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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.
§. 188. Of the manner of Pauls being chained.
The second reason, whereby the Apostle enforceth his request for the help of their prayer, is taken from his present condition. He was in bonds, or word for word, yIn a chain. This phrase implieth that he had not free liberty, but was restrained: restrained, I say, so as he could not go from Country to Country, and from Church to Church, as he had done before times; yet not so as those which are close held within the walls of a dungeon, or close prison: for then could he not have performed his embassy,2 as here he expressly saith he did, (I do my embassy in a chain) then would he rather have desired the help of their prayers for his deliverance out of prison.
THe second reason, whereby the Apostle inforceth his request for the helpe of their prayer, is taken from his present condition. He was in bonds, or word for word, yIn a chaine. This phrase implieth that he had not free liberty, but was restrained: restrained, I say, so as he could not goe from Countrey to Countrey, and from Church to Church, as he had done before times; yet not so as those which are close held within the wals of a dungeon, or close prison: for then could he not haue performed his ambassage,2 as here he expresly saith he did, (I doe my ambassage in a chaine) then would hee rather haue desired the helpe of their prayers for his deliuerance out of prison.
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