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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
THE Whole Armour of GOD. › Treatise 1 › Part 3 › Section 3: §. 3. Against presumption.
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§. 3. Against presumption.
The former extreme,1 which is presumption, ariseth partly from too great a conceit of our selves, and of our own strength; and partly from too light credence and belief of that which is recorded of the Devil.
THe former extreame,1 which is presumption, ariseth partly from too great a conceit of our selues, and of our owne strength; and partly from too light credence and beleefe of that which is recorded of the Diuell.
- 1Presumption ariseth from
That self-conceit maketh us fondly imagine that we are well able to resist all temptations of the Devil,1 or any of his instruments: whereupon many are ready to lay (when they are exhorted to take heed of the Devil, and of his strong temptations) I defy the Devil and all his wicked crew, he can do no hurt to me: I can (I thank God) easily avoid his temptations the gates of hell cannot prevail against me; and yet proud silly fools, they are overtaken and overcome with every slight temptation.c Peter (though otherwise a man of good gifts) was somewhat too conceited of himself, and too much inclined to this extreme, and yet when he was to stand to it, a silly wench daunted him.