A01979:3155
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.
The Nature of the sin is set forth under the names given to it. It is by* Saint Matthew termed the blasphemy of the Holy Ghost, and a speaking against the Holy Ghost. By Saint Mark, *a blaspheming against the Holy Ghost. In all which phrases are noted forth, both the Object, and the Quality of that sin.
The Nature of the finne is set foorth vnder the names giuen to it. It is by* Saint Matthew termed the blasphemy of the Holy Ghost, and a speaking against the Holy Ghost. By Saint Marke, *a blaspheming against the Holy Ghost. In all which phrases are noted forth, both the Obiect, and the Qualitie of that sinne.
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The Object, against which in special this sin is directed and committed, is the Holy Ghost. And in this respect Saint Matthew calleth it the blasphemy of the Holy Ghost: not as if it were in the Holy Ghost, which is blasphemy to think, but because (as the other phrases do expressly declare) it is against the Holy Ghost. In this sense this kind of phrase is oft used: for where it said that Christ gave his Disciples power against unclean spirits (as it is well translated according to the meaning of the phrase) word for word it is in the original Power of unclean spirits.