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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 Privy to whatsoever we do or speak, whether we be in company or alone, in light or in darkness: scarce a thought can pass from us, but they can shrewdly guess at it: soon can they espy out all our devices against them. cThe King of Aram found it to be a great disadvantage, that his enemy had one who could disclose the words that he spake in his privy chamber; and his heart was troubled for this thing. What great advantage have these spiritual enemies against us, who are flesh and blood?
2 Priuy to whatsoeuer we doe or speake, whether wee bee in company or alone, in light or in darkenesse: scarce a thought can passe from vs, but they can shrewdly gesse at it: soone can they espie out all our deuices against them. cThe King of Aram found it to be a great disaduantage, that his enemy had one who could disclose the words that he spake in his priuy chamber; and his heart was troubled for this thing. What great aduantage haue these spirituall enemies against vs, who are flesh and blood?
3 Not hindered by any bodily impediments: no sensible substance can any whit stay their course, or slacken their enterprise; they can either pass thorough, or pass over all such things as would stop and hinder us; as armies of men, stone walls, iron gates, woods, waters, yea, Seas,⟨p. 82⟩ and Oceans, with the like. They need not such space of time to pass from place to place, as we do; but can on the sudden be in divers places, which are many millions of miles asunder. For they have no corporal gravity to hinder them, neither can they be let by any bodily obstacle. The Sun is not swifter then they: the sight of a mans eye, the lightning from Heaven is not more quick or speedy.