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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.
§. 8. Of the use of Righteousness.
§. 8. Of the vse of Righteousnesse.
IF Satan prevail not that way,1 he will labour to persuade men that this Brest-plate of Righteousness is needless, because Christ hath wrought a full and perfect redemption, and left nothing for them to do: by his⟨p. 152⟩ Righteousness they shall be justified and saved: so as they which have the shield of Faith, need not this Brest-plate. By this wile did Satan beguile many Christians in the Apostles time, taking advantage by Saint Pauls sound and orthodoxall doctrine of justification by faith without works: for the redress whereof Saint I ames, and Saint Jude were moved to write their Epistles. Here▪ by also hath he beguiled many in these our days, who have been delivered from the darkness of Popery.
IF Satan preuaile not that way,1 hee will labour to perswade men that this Brest-plate of Righteousnesse is needlesse, because Christ hath wrought a full and perfect redemption, and left nothing for them to doe: by his⟨p. 152⟩ Righteousnesse they shall be iustified and saued: so as they which haue the shield of Faith, need not this Brest-plate. By this wyle did Satan beguile many Christians in the Apostles time, taking aduantage by Saint Pauls sound and orthodoxall doctrine of iustification by faith without workes: for the redresse whereof Saint I ames, and Saint Iude were moued to write their Epistles. Here▪ by also hath he beguiled many in these our daies, who haue beene deliuered from the darkenesse of Popery.