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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.
§. 201. Of Pauls desire well to perform his function.
§. 201. Of Pauls desire well to performe his function.
2 For the second,1 such was his desire of courage and boldness to perform his function as he ought, that being in a chain, he desireth rather still in his chain so to do, then to be freed from his chain. For one would have thought that being afflicted, he should most of all have desired the removal of the affliction: but he preferred that before this: as is more clear & evident by that which he said to the Elders of Ephesus, when he took his farewell of them;d I count not my life dear unto my self, so that I may finish my course with joy, and the ministry which I have received of the Lord Jesus, to testify the Gospel of the grace of God.
2 For the second,1 such was his desire of courage and boldnesse to performe his function as he ought, that being in a chaine, he desireth rather still in his chaine so to doe, then to be freed from his chain. For one would haue thought that being afflicted, he should most of all haue desired the remouall of the affliction: but hee preferred that before this: as is more cleare & euident by that which he said to the Elders of Ephesus, when hee tooke his farewell of them;d I count not my life deare vnto my selfe, so that I may finish my course with ioy, and the ministry which I haue receiued of the Lord Iesus, to testifie the Gospell of the grace of God.