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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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§. 7. Directions for trial of truth in speech and action.
§. 7. Directions for triall of truth in speech and action.
1. What is the ground of truth in our words and actions?1 what moveth us thereunto? whether popular applause (g as the Scribes and Pharisees, who did all to be seen of men, hfor they loved the praise of men more then of God) or credit and estimation (asi Saul) or profit (ask the Schechemites) or respect to some men (asl Joash and his people) or desire of quiet and avoiding trouble, (asm they which became Jews in Mordecai's time) or company and example of others, (asn Ananias and Sapphira) or intent to work some mischief, (aso Jezebel, andp Ishmael. These and such other by-respects being the ground and cause of our actions, do plainly argue that there is no sound truth in them.