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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. Trial is to be made of the truth of our judgement:1 whether the religion which we profess, and all the principles thereof be assuredly sound and true. To this tendethp that exhortation of Saint Paul, Try all things; andq that of Saint John, Try the spirits. For this end, the direction given by Christ (r Search the Scriptures) is to be observed and followed,s as it was by the men of Berea: for the Scriptures aret the word of truth, andu the voice of God, the highest and chiefest Judge: a most perfect, sufficient, impartial Judge. They who make any other Judge may soon be deceived.
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