A01979:651
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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Most of these several pieces,1 even all of them but one, are defensive; that one which is offensive,⟨p. 118⟩ namely the word of God,2 compared to a sword, is also defensive, as well as the rest: whereby it is intimated that,
MOst of these seuerall peeces,1 euen all of them but one, are defensiue; that one which is offensiue,⟨p. 118⟩ namely the word of God,2 compared to a sword, is also defensiue, as well as the rest: whereby it is intimated that,
- 1Obs. 1.
- 2The most part of a Christians Armour is defensive.The most part of a Christians Armour is defensiue.
Use We that are Christians must rather seek to defend our selves, then annoy others. This was represented in that combat which our Lord fought with the devil: Forf Christ was led aside of the Spirit into the wilderness, and being there, the tempter came first unto him, and first set upon him: here we see that there was a necessity to move Christ to fight, and that in a double respect. First, in that he was brought into the lists. Secondly, that being there, he was assaulted. In this fight Christ especially aimed to defend himself, and to repel his adversaries weapons. Therefore all his answers are framed directly according to Satan's objections. The like we may observe in his conflicts with the instruments of Satan, the Scribes, Pharisees, Herodians, &c. as also in those conflicts, which his Prophets Apostles, and other Saints have had with Satan, and his instruments.