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Armatura Dei, or, A preparation for suffering in an evil day showing how Christians…Armatura Dei, or, A preparation for suffering in an evil day shewing how Christians…
Armatura Dei, or, A preparation for suffering in an evil day showing how Christians are to bear sufferings, and what graces are requisite thereunto : suited for all good Christians in this present time / by Edward Polhil ..., Esq.Armatura Dei, or, A preparation for suffering in an evil day shewing how Christians are to bear sufferings, and what graces are requisite thereunto : suited for all good Christians in this present time / by Edward Polhil ..., Esq.
London: printed for Tho. Cockerill, 1682
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.
2. It is not a diffidential Fear, but a fiducial one that doth it: A diffidential Fear makes the mind, as Meteors in the Air, to hang in suspense, and, in case Affliction come, to fail under the burden. St. Peter walked upon the water to go to jesus; but when he saw the wind boisterous, he was afraid, and began to sink, Math. 14.29, 30. By Faith he walked, and by diffidence he began to sink.1 Our condition is the very same; in the waves of a troublesome World we stand by Faith, but fall by diffidence; That Fear, which prepares us for suffering, must be a fiducial one. Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord, he is their help and their shield, Psal. 115.11. Holy fear is and must be in Conjunction with faith. Fear flies from the evils of Sin and Hell; Faith closes in with the Promises of Grace and Glory, both concur to make a man fit for suffering; and such a sufferer shall have God for his help and shield.
2. It is not a diffidential Fear, but a fiducial one that doth it: A diffidential Fear makes the mind, as Meteors in the Air, to hang in suspense, and, in case Affliction come, to fail under the burden. St. Peter walked upon the water to go to jesus; but when he saw the wind boistrous, he was afraid, and began to sink, Math. 14.29, 30. By Faith he walked, and by diffidence he began to sink.1 Our condition is the very same; in the waves of a troublesome World we stand by Faith, but fall by diffidence; That Fear, which prepares us for suffering, must be a fiducial one. Ye that fear the Lord, trust in the Lord, he is their help and their shield, Psal. 115.11. Holy fear is and must be in Conjunction with faith. Fear flies from the evils of Sin and Hell; Faith closes in with the Promises of Grace and Glory, both concurr to make a man fit for suffering; and such a sufferer shall have God for his help and shield.
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