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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.
This being so, the Gospel of Peace which assureth us of our reconciliation with God, and of the remission of our sin, assureth us also that nothing can hurt us, because the sting of every thing, which is sin, is pulled out. If the forked tongue of an adder, the poisonous teeth of a snake, the sharp sting of a wasp be pulled out, what hurt can they do?
This being so, the Gospel of Peace which assureth vs of our reconciliation with God, and of the remission of our sinne, assureth vs also that nothing can hurt vs, because the sting of euery thing, which is sinne, is pulled out. If the forked tongue of an adder, the poysonous teeth of a snake, the sharpe sting of a waspe be pulled out, what hurt can they doe?
For the second,1 by the Gospel We know that all things work together for good, unto them that love God. For the Gospel assuring us of reconciliation with God, how can we but be assured that he tendereth us as his children, and with a fatherly affection seeketh our good in all things which by his good providence he bringeth upon us.d The prosperity of those with whom God is reconciled is a blessing:e afflictions are for their good: so is fdeath and the grave:5 yea, I may truly say that the sins of those who are accepted of God, do turn to their good: not that sin is any way good in it self, being in it self the greatest evil that is or can be, and the cause of all evil of punishment; but that God through his infinite power and wisdom (who can bring good out of evil, •s at first he caused light to shine out of darkness) doth⟨p. 172⟩