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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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The Devils are extremely evil: they are wholly and only set upon mischief and wickedness:1 Therefore as by a kind of exaggeration they are here called spirits of wickedness, so elsewhere Satan is termed by a kind of propriety athat wicked one. Many attributes in Scripture are given to them, to set forth their wickedness, asb unclean, cevil, foul spirits, with the like.
The Diuels are extreamely euill: they are wholly and onely set vpon mischiefe and wickednesse:1 Therefore as by a kind of exaggeration they are here called spirits of wickednesse, so elsewhere Satan is termed by a kind of proprietie athat wicked one. Many attributes in Scripture are giuen to them, to set forth their wickednesse, asb vncleane, ceuill, foule spirits, with the like.
- 1Doct. 12. Devils extremely evil.Doct. 12. Diuels extreamely euil.
- aMat. 13. 19.
- bMar. 1. 23.
- cLuk. 8. 2.