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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
THE Whole Armour of GOD. › Treatise 2 › Part 3 › Section 13: §. 13. How sincerity is assaulted.
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§. 13. How sincerity is assaulted.
SO likewise for sincerity, how do profane worldlings seek to wrest it from us? endeavouring to make us odious to all, because we will not yield to them. These are as spitefully bent against us for sincerity, Truth and honesty in our heart, words and actions, as Papists are for verity and soundness of doctrine. For some hate those that are honest and upright (asb Ahab hated Micaiah;) some scoff at them (asc Ismael at Isaac,) saying, plain dealing is a jewel, 3and he that useth it will die a beggar. Yea they will not stick to brand them with the odious terms of hypocrisy and dissimulation, though of all sort of people they are farthest from it: especially, if God suffer any affliction to fall on them, (asd on his servant Job) then with e Jobs wife and friends, they will be ready to upbraid unto them their integrity and uprightness, as if all had been only in show to blear mens eyes. But if any that indeed with an hollow heart have made profession, do fall away, and so be discovered (as Judas, Ananias, Demas, and such other) their examples shall be cast in the teeth of the most upright.
SO likewise for sincerity, how doe profane worldlings seeke to wrest it from vs? endeuouring to make vs odious to all, because we will not yeeld to them. These are as spitefully bent against vs for sincerity, Truth and honesty in our heart, words and actions, as Papists are for verity and soundnesse of doctrine. For some hate those that are honest and vpright (asb