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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 5 › Section 7: §. 7. Of the ground of true Patience.
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§. 7. Of the ground of true Patience.
From that which hath been delivered of the Gospel of Peace,1 that main point which we have in hand, by necessary consequence followeth, that the only means of preparing our souls patiently to bear all crosses, and constantly to go through all troubles in our Christian course, is a right knowledge of the glad tidings of our reconciliation with God. dIt was this Gospel of Peace wherewith God encouraged⟨p. 169⟩ Abraham to come out of his own country, and with a patient and prepared heart to pass over all these difficulties whereunto he should be brought. This was that glad tidings which the Lord brought toe Moses, to fJoshua, tog Gideon, and many others for that very end. I might instance this in many thousand examples, and show how the courage and patience of the Saints, which hath been admirable to the world, hath been grounded on this sure foundation the Gospel of Peace. For the truth is, that all the Prophets all the Apostles, all the true Christian confessors, and Martyrs in all ages, who have endured more then flesh and blood could possibly with patience bear, have had their feet shod, that is, their hearts armed and prepared with assurance of their reconciliation with God: but having such a cloud of witnesses, I will content my self with naming two or three.