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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§. 7. Whether mans Righteousness be meritorious.
§. 7. Whether mans Righteousnesse be meritorious.
Many and sundry are the wiles which the devil hath against this Brest-plate,1 and those either to make it of no use, or to make us either not regard it, or to wax weary of it.
MAny and sundry are the wyles which the diuel hath against this Brest-plate,1 and those either to make it of no vse, or to make vs either not regard it, or to waxe weary of it.
- 1V. Pomt. Satans wiles against righteousness.V. Pomt. Satans wyles against righteousnesse.
He draweth on some to crack and break this Brest-plate of Righteousness,1 by beating it out further then the metal thereof will bear it, that is, (to speak plainly) by making Righteousness to be meritorious. Herewith he beguiled the Scribes and Pharisees, and such as embraced their doctrine, and egregiously hath he besotted the Papists herewith.