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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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1 What greater ornament and beauty to religion,1 then soundness and evidence of truth? This is the very glory and crown thereof: all other vain glosses, as antiqui ••e, universality, unity, uniformity, succession, consent, multitude, pomp, revenues, &c: being separated from truth, a• ⟨p. 126⟩but as so many pearls in a blind eye,2 which make it so much the more deformed: for, the more ancient, universal, uniform, and pompous superstition, idolatry, or any false religion is, the more odious, and detestable it is; but the more true and sound it is, the more excellent and glorious it is.
1 What greater ornament and beauty to religion,1 then soundnesse and euidence of truth? This is the very glorie and crowne thereof: all other vaine glosses, as antiqui ••e, vniuersality, vnity, vniformity, succession, consent, multitude, pompe, reuenues, &c: being separated from truth, a• ⟨p. 126⟩but as so many pearles in a blind eye,2 which make it so much the more deformed: for, the more ancient, vniuersall, vniforme, and pompous superstition, idolatry, or any false religion is, the more odious, and detestable it is; but the more true and sound it is, the more excellent and glorious it is.
- 1Truth the best grace to religion.
- 2Simil.