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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.
MAN is the most principal object of Gods mercy. This instance of forgiving sin, goeth beyond all other that can be given to commend the mercy of God; especially if we consider what was done to effect this.
MAN is the most principall obiect of Gods mercy. This instance of forgiuing sinne, goeth beyond all other that can be giuen to commend the mercy of God; especially if we consider what was done to effect this.
To discharge man of that debt whereunto he stood bound through sin unto the justice of God;1 the Son of God must come down from Heaven, and become a son of man, and in mans room and steed he made sin, offering himself up a sacrifice to satisfy Gods justice for mans sin. And that man might be made partaker of that which Christ did in this kind, Sons of men must be united to the Son of God, by the Spirit of God; that as by the former union God and man became one person, so by this latter union, the sons of men, and the Son of God,⟨p. 585⟩ might make one body,2 which is, Christ.
To discharge man of that debt whereunto hee stood bound through sinne vnto the iustice of God;1 the Sonne of God must come downe from Heauen, and become a son of man, and in mans roome and steed he made sinne, offering himselfe vp a sacrifice to satisfie Gods iustice for mans sinne. And that man might be made partaker of that which Christ did in this kind, Sonnes of men must be vnited to the Sonnne of God, by the Spirit of God; that as by the former vnion God and man became one person, so by this latter vnion, the sonnes of men, and the Son of God,⟨p. 585⟩