A49240:39
The Christians combat
The Christians combat: or, His true spiritual warfare wherein is laid down the nature, power, and cunning deceit of Satan, the great enemy of our salvation. With the means whereby every good Christian may withstand his dreadful assaults. By C. L. late preacher of Gods word in the City of London.
London: printed for Charles Tyus, 1664
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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.
I shall now come to the particular parts of our Christian armour, and shall first begin with the girdle of truth: and show you what we are to understand by it: the word Girdle it self, signifieth a broad studded Belt, used in wars, in ancient times, where with the joints of the Breast plate, and that armour which defended the belly, and loins, and thighs were covered, and by this truth is resembled, whereby some understand the truth of Religion, and of the Doctrine which we profess; others understand hereby truth and uprightness of heart, or the integrity of a good conscience, whereby we perform all duties belonging unto God▪ and our neighbour, in simplicity, without all hypocrisy, or dissimulation; but I think we may take it in both senses, seeing the Apostle doth set down u••er these metaphorical words, the chief virtues and graces, wherewith we are to arm our selves against our spiritual enemies.
I shall now come to the particular parts of our Christian armour, and shall first begin with the girdle of truth: and shew you what we are to understand by it: the word Girdle it self, signifieth a broad strudded Belt, used in wars, in ancient times, where with the joynts of the Breast plate, and that armour which defended the belly, and loins, and thighs were cover•d, and by this truth is resembled, whereby some understand the truth of Religion, and of the Doctrine which we profess; others understand hereby truth and uprightness of heart, or the integrity of a good conscience, whereby we perform all duties belonging unto God▪ and our neighbor, in simplicity, without all hypocrisie, or dissimulation; but I think we may take it in both senses, séeing the Apostle doth set down u••er these metaphorical words, the chief vertues and graces, wherewith we are to arm our selves against our spiritual enemies.
1. First, therefore here is required truth ⟨p. 17⟩