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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.
1 Invisible: though they see us in every place, and on every side within and without, yet they cannot be seen of us. And as their nature is, so are their assaults, such as by the eyes of flesh and blood cannot be seen. Consider what advantage one that seeth hath against a blind man. aThe Sodomites who so fiercely assaulted Lots house, being strucken with blindness could do no hurt.b Elisha himself alone led an Army of his enemies (being made blind) whither he list. We to spirits are as blind men: we can neither see them, nor their assaults. I speak of men as they are flesh and blood, natural men. God giveth to them that are borne of the Spirit, spiritual eyes to discern them and avoid them.
1 Inuisible: though they see vs in euery place, and on euery side within and without, yet they cannot be seene of vs. And as their nature is, so are their assaults, such as by the eyes of flesh and blood cannot be seene. Consider what aduantage one that seeth hath against a blind man. aThe Sodomites who so fiercely assaulted Lots house, being strucken with blindnesse could doe no hurt.b Elisha himselfe alone led an Army of his enemies (being made blinde) whither he list. We to spirits are as blinde men: we can neither see them, nor their assaults. I speake of men as they are flesh and blood, naturall men. God giueth to them that are borne of the Spirit, spirituall eyes to discerne them and auoide them.