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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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§. 206. Of the necessity of preaching boldly.
The last clause is this, as I ought to speak: which some take to be set down by the Apostle as a further motive to stir them up to pray for utterance and boldness of speech in this behalf, because it was his bounden duty, necessity was laid upon him, he ought so to speak: whence may be observed that,
THe last clause is this, as I ought to speake: which some take to be set downe by the Apostle as a further motiue to stirre them vp to pray for vtterance and boldnes of speech in this behalfe, because it was his bounden duty, necessity was laid vpon him, hee ought so to speake: whence may bee obserued that,
It is not a matter arbitrary for a Minister to preach the Gospel, 1and that boldly, but a necessary thing. cNecessity is laid upon me (saith the Apostle) and woe unto me if I preach not the Gospel. As much may be said of all Ministers: Their offices require as much, the charge is committed unto them. They who do it not, omit their bounden duty: wherefore every sleight occasion should not be an hinderance to them.
It is not a matter arbitrary for a Minister to preach the Gospell,