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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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5 From Apostasy from the faith, and profession of religion, which also may be done not on malice, but through the violence of some temptation. It is noted of Solomon, 1that he continued not to follow the Lord, but turned after other gods, through the persuasion of his wives. When a Kingdom changeth Religion, as England in Queen Mary's days, many prove Apostates, and fall away from the profession of the Gospel, and profess idolatry for fear of persecution, or for too much love of this world, to hold their places and offices, their honours and dignities, their houses and lands, or else on an infirm and weak persuasion, that they can keep their hearts pure, and their faith sound, though with their bodies they outwardly subject themselves to idolatry. The Levites which in the captivity fell away,2 though they were barred from meddling with the holy things, yet they were admitted to do other services in the Temple, whereby it is manifest that they fell not into this unpardonable sin.
5 From Apostasie from the faith, and profession of religion, which also may bee done not on malice, but through the violence of some temptation. It is noted of Salomon, 1that he continued not to follow the Lord, but turned after other gods, through the perswasion of his wiues. When a Kingdome changeth Religion, as England in Queene Maries dayes, many prooue Apostates, and fall away from the profession of the Gospell, and professe idolatrie for feare of persecution, or for too much loue of this world, to hold their places and offices, their honors and dignities, their houses and lands, or else on an infirme and weake perswasion, that they can keepe their hearts pure, and their faith sound, though with their bodies they outwardly subiect themselues to idolatry. The Leuites which in the captiuite fell away,2 though they were barred from medling with the holy things, yet they were admitted to doe other seruices in the Temple, whereby it is manifest that they fell not into this vnpardonable sinne.
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