A01979:977

The whole-armour of GodThe vvhole-armor of God

Name: The whole-armour of God
Author: William Gouge

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. ...

William Gouge 1578–1653London: printed by John Beale, 1619London: printed by Iohn Beale, 1619

[26], 626, [12] p. · 196k words · STC 12123 · ESTC S103304

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THE Whole Armour of GOD. › Treatise 2 › Part 5 › Section 23: §. 23. Answer to Satans suggestion against the need of patience.

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Suggestion 1. If ye be Gods children, what needeth such ado about preparation?¹ Do you think that God will not more tender and respect his then to suffer them to fall into troubles? you may well enough be secure and fear nothing. Thus the devil tempteth many in their peace and prosperity: it appeareth that^a David was in this manner assaulted.

Suggestion 1. If ye be Gods children, what needeth such adoe about preparation?¹ Doe you thinke that God will not more tender and respect his then to suffer them to fall into trobles? you may well enough be secure and feare nothing. Thus the diuell tempteth many in their peace and prosperity: it appeareth that^a Dauid was in this manner assaulted.

1What need of patience.
aPsal. 30. 6.

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Answ. ¹Experience of all men in all ages doth sufficiently⟨p. 187⟩ confute the substance of this suggestion, and plainly discover the falsehood of it (as^b I showed before.) David, who was a while beguiled with this vain conceit, quickly found out by woeful experience the deceit of it, and thereupon saith unto God,

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The book

Title as printed

Author

William Gouge 1578–1653

Place

London

Printer

John BealeIohn Beale

Year

1619

Size

[26], 626, [12] p.

Words

195,569

Catalogue

STC 12123 · ESTC S103304

Text

EEBO-TCP A01979

Passages

3,349

Sections

594

Title page

The whole-armour of GodThe vvhole-armor of God

§. 24. Answer to Satan's suggestion against the benefit of Patience.

§. 24. Answer to Satans suggestion against the benefit of Patience.

§. 25. Answer to Satan's suggestion against Gods love in correcting.

§. 25. Answer to Satans suggestion against Gods loue in corecting.

§. 26. Answer to Satan's suggestion of the many troubles which Gods love causeth.

§. 26. Answer to Satans suggestion of the many troubles which Gods loue causeth.

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Reformers309

Puritans1,782

Westminster Assembly24

Evangelicals36