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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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2 This knowledge must not only swim in the brain, but also work upon their will, and dive into their heart: so as their will give consent, and their heart assent to what their judgement conceiveth to be true. There must be a persuasion as well as knowledge; whereby they come to sin against conscience, that judge which God hath placed in mens souls to accuse or excuse them.
2 This knowledge must not onely swimme in the braine, but also worke vpon their will, and diue into their heart: so as their will giue consent, and their heart assent to what their iudgement coneiueth to bee true. There must be a perswasion as well as knowledge; whereby they come to sinne against conscience, that iudge which God hath placed in mens soules to accuse or excuse them.
3 This knowledge and persuasion must be wrought not only by evidence of undeniable arguments, (for so an Heathen man may be evicted, and persuaded) but also by a supernatural and inward work of Gods Spirit, whereby they are in their very souls persuaded that they gain-say the undoubted word of God, and so sin against the work of the Spirit in them.
3 This knowledge and perswasion must be wrought not onely by euidence of vndeniable arguments, (for so an Heathen man may be euicted, and perswaded) but also by a supernaturall and inward worke of Gods Spirit, whereby they are in their very soules perswaded that they gain-say the vndoubted word of God, and so sin against the worke of the Spirit in them.
4 This inward supernatural persuasion must be of the benefit of the Word, as well as of the truth thereof: that the Word which they despitefully gain-say, is the Word of salvation (which, whosoever believeth, shall not perish, but have life everlasting) and the only means of salvation (whosoever rejecteth it, shall be damned.) Thus in sinning against the forenamed work of the Spirit, they sin against their own souls, and bring swift damnation upon themselves.