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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.
1 That Christ was true man.
2 That he came of the stock of man, and brought not his humane nature from heaven.
2 That he came of the stock of man, and brought not his humane nature from heauen.
3 That he descended very low for our sakes, being the Son of God, to become a Son of Man. If any shall reply against this, and say, The title MAN might have implied as much, I answer, that there is a far greater emphasis in this title Son of Man: as, according to the Hebrew phrase it is more emphatical to say, a son of disobedience, a son of perdition, then a disobedient and forlorn man.
3 That he descended very low for our sakes, being the Sonne of God, to become a Sonne of Man. If any shall reply against this, and say, The title MAN might haue implied as much, I answere, that there is a farre greater emphasis in this title Sonne of Man: as, according to the Hebrew phrase it is more emphaticall to say, a sonne of disobedience, a sonne of perdition, then a disobedient and forlorne man.
To apply that which hath been said of this title, it is without all exception clear, that by the Son of Man, is here meant Christ Jesus. For Christ never attributeth this title to any but to himself. Besides, sin and blasphemy (which is here said to be committed against the Son of Man) is not properly committed against a mere man.