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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
THE Whole Armour of GOD. › Treatise 1 › Part 3 › Section 7: §. 7. None exempted from fight.
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§. 7. None exempted from fight.
The Defendants who maintain this wrestling are comprised under this particle we, 1which includes himself and all like to himself, together with them to whom he wrote, and all like unto them: so that
THe Defendants who maintain this wrestling are comprised vnder this particle we, 1which includes himselfe and all like to himselfe, together with them to whom hee wrote, and all like vnto them: so that
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All of all sorts are to wrestle and fight this spiritual combat. 1Neither Ministers,2 nor people, poor nor rich, male nor female, newly planted, nor old grown, none of whatsoever rank, condition, estate, age, quality, &c. exempted. gWhosoever is of the seed of the woman, must look to have his heel bruised. There is enmity betwixt the two seeds; theh Devil spared not the woman which was the weaker vessel, and