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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.
§. 1. Of repeating one and the same thing.
Here the Apostle returneth again to the second part of his former direction, and repeateth in effect the very same things which he delivered in the 11. verse: namely, how we may keep⟨p. 96⟩ our selves safe against the forenamed enemies.
HEre the Apostle returneth againe to the second part of his former direction, and repeateth in effect the very same things which he deliuered in the 11. verse: namely, how we may keepe⟨p. 96⟩ our selues safe against the forenamed enemies.
We may not think that this his repetition is vain and idle:1 for he was guided by Gods holy Spirit, who doth nothing in vain. Note what Joseph saith of the iteration of one and the same thing to Pharaoh in two dreams, aThe dream was doubled the second time, because the thing is established by God, and God hasteth to perform it. Many good reasons may be given why here the Apostle thus repeateth his direction, as, to show,