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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.
Besides,1 though the damned be restrained, or cut off by the hand of God from an everlasting continuance to commit sin, yet their will and desire is never to cease sinning. For herein lieth a main difference betwixt such sinners as have their sins forgiven, and so are saved, and such as are never forgiven, but are damned. Those mens minds and wills are altered, and they truly repent of their sins past, and desire and endeavour to sin no more. But these mens minds and wills unto their very death are set⟨p. 621⟩ on sin: and if they could always live on earth, they would always sin on earth. Now it is the mind, will, and disposition of a man, whereunto God hath especially respect.
Besides,1 though the damned be restrained, or cut off by the hand of God from an euerlasting continuance to commit sin, yet their will and desire is neuer to cease sinning. For herein lieth a maine difference betwixt such sinners as haue their sins forgiuen, and so are saued, and such as are neuer forgiuen, but are damned. Those mens minds and wils are altered, and they truly repent of their sinnes past, and desire and endeauour to sin no more. But these mens minds and wils vnto their very death are set⟨p. 621⟩ on sin: and if they could alwaies liue on earth, they would alwayes sin on earth. Now it is the mind, will, and disposition of a man, whereunto God hath especially respect.
- 1Answ. 2. The will of the damned to sin is everlasting.Answ. 2. The will of the damned to sin is euerlasting.
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