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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.
§. 30 Of Satan's abode in the Air.
§. 30 Of Satans abode in the Aire.
The fifth and last argument whereby our enemies are described is in the last clause of this verse, which of all the rest is most doubtful. Most Interpreters so expound it, as if the place of the Devils were here set down,1 namely, the Air, which is oft called Heaven; which being so, hereby is implied, that they have very great advantage against us, by reason of the place where they are. For the Devils being in the Air,
THe fift and last argument whereby our enemies are described is in the last clause of this verse, which of all the rest is most doubtfull. Most Interpreters so expound it, as if the place of the Diuels were here set down,1 namely, the Aire, which is oft called Heauen; which being so, hereby is implied, that they haue very great aduantage against vs, by reason of the place where they are. For the Diuels being in the Aire,
- 1The advantage of devils in regard of their place.The aduantage of di•els in regard of their place.
1 They are above us,1 over our heads, every where round about us, and so still ready to annoy us: this among men is counted a very great advantage: a few men on a hill, or on high walls and Towers are able to do much mischief to a great Army in a low valley beneath them.