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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.
By the heinousness of this sin,1 learn to judge of that supposed Vicar of Christ, or rather plain Antichrist, the Pope of Rome, and his parasites. If ever the name of Blasphemy might be written on the fore-head of any, it may be written on the fore-head of that Seven-headed scarlet-coloured Beast, which hath opened her black-mouth to blaspheme the God of heaven, and the Saviour of the world, more then ever any Pagan. What a blasphemous speech was that of Julius the third, to say, If God were angry with ADAM for eating an apple, might not he be angry with his Cooke for eating his Peacock? And at another time, when his Physician kept away from him a dish which he liked well, but was hurtful to his health, he said, Bring me my dish in despite of God. The blasphemy of Leo the tenth was more odious, because it seemeth to be more serious, for when Bembo his Cardinal was speaking of the glad tidings of the Gospel, he answered, What profit doth that fable of Christ bring us? O intolerable blasphemy! But not to insist on particular speeches of particular men, many of the Decrees made of their Popes are very blasphemous, whereof take for a taste these particulars.
By the hainousnesse of this sin,1 learne to iudge of that supposed Vicar of Christ, or rather plaine Antichrist, the Pope of Rome, and his parasites. If euer the name of Blasphemie might be written on the fore-head of any, it may bee written on the fore-head of that Seuen-headed scarlet-coloured Beast, which hath opened her black-mouth to blaspheme the God of heauen, and the Sauiour of the world, more then euer any Pagan. What a blasphemous speech was that of Iulius the third, to say, If God were angrie with ADAM for eating an apple, might not he be angrie with his Cooke for eating his Peacock? And at another time, when his Physitian kept away from him a dish which he liked well, but was hurtfull to his health, he said, Bring me my dish in despite of God. The blasphemie of Leo the tenth was more odious, because it seemeth to be more serious, for when Bembo his Cardinall was speaking of the glad tidings of the Gospell, he answered, What profit doth that fable of Christ bring vs? O intollerable blasphemie! But not to insist on particular speeches of particular men, many of the Decrees made of their Popes are very blasphemous, whereof take for a taste these particulars.