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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 many. 1If the question be asked how many they be, I answer that it is a needless, a curious, and doubtful question: there is no ground in Scripture for resolution of it. If the holy Scripture decide not this question, what Book can decide it? yea, what need is there that it should be decided? too curious and too bold they have been, who have gone about to divide them into nine orders, opposite to their conceited nine orders of good Angels, and in every order to place certain millions.
The Diuels are many. 1If the question be asked how many they be, I answere that it is a needlesse, a curious, and doubtfull question: there is no ground in Scripture for resolution of it. If the holy Scripture decide not this question, what Booke can decide it? yea, what neede is there that it should be decided? too curious and too bold they hane been, who haue gone about to diuide them into nine orders, opposite to their conceited nine orders of good Angels, and in euery order to place certaine millions.
- 1Doct. 13. Many Devils.Doct. 13. Many Diuels.
But to let pass these uncertainties, certain it is that there are a very great number of hellish spirits: fora they made an Host to fight against Michael and his Angels: yea, we read that there were not only sevenb Devils, but an whole legion in one Man: now a legion is computed to contain aboutc 6666. If at once in one Man there were so many, how many were there in all the World besides: for we may suppose that no man is free at any time, but hath Devils attending on him to solicit him to evil; so that it is evident, that though their just number