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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.
The main things for which the Devils fight against us are ⟨p. 92⟩1heavenly matters. 2Before I proceed further to prove, or apply this point, I will a little more fully explain it.
The maine things for which the Diuels fight against vs are ⟨p. 92⟩1heauenly matters. 2Before I proceede further to proue, or apply this point, I will a little more fully explaine it.
- 1Doct. 14.
- 2Devils fight to strip us of heavenly matters.Diuels fight to strip vs of heauenlie matters.
1 By heavenly matters, I mean such as principally respect Gods glory (for God being himself Heavenly, whatsoever tendeth to his Honour, is in that respect Heavenly,) and then such as respect our souls salvation: for as the things which concern the temporal good of our body are earthly, so the things which concern the eternal good of our souls are Heavenly: for to Heaven they aspire, and in Heaven shall they enjoy their happiness.
1 By heauenly matters, I meane such as principally respect Gods glory (for God being himselfe Heauenly, whatsoeuer tendeth to his Honour, is in that respect Heauenly,) and then such as respect our soules saluation: for as the things which concerne the temporall good of our body are earthly, so the things which concerne the eternall good of our soules are Heauenly: for to Heauen they aspire, and in Heauen shall they enioy their happinesse.