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The fight of faith crowned, or, A sermon preached at the funeral of that…
The fight of faith crowned, or, A sermon preached at the funeral of that eminently holy man Mr. Henry Stubs by Tho. Watson ...
London : Printed and are to be sold by Joseph Collier ..., 1678
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3. In respect of Combat, 1 Tim. 6. 12. Fight the good fight of faith. In order to which fight, a Christian must get his Armour and Weapons ready.
1. He must get his Armour ready, the care of most is to get riches, not armour; there are two things absolutely needful, food and armour; 'tis necessary to get Christ for our food and grace for our armour without this there is no abiding the day of Trial: A Soldier that wears his Princes Colours, but hath no armour, will soon fly the field; such as by a profession wear Christs Colours, but have not the Armour of God upon them, will turn their backs in the day of battle.
1. He must get his Armour ready, the care of most is to get riches, not armour; there are two things absolutely needful, food and armour; 'tis necessary to get Christ for our food and grace for our armour without this there is no abiding the day of Tryal: A Soldier that wears his Princes Colours, but hath no armour, will soon fly the field; such as by a profession wear Christs Colours, but have not the Armour of God upon them, will turn their backs in the day of battel.
There are two chief pieces of the spiritual armour. 1. The Helmet, that is, Divine Hope, 1 Thes. 5. 8. For an helmet the hope of salvation: An Helmet is to ⟨p. 3⟩defend the head that it be not hurt*; so the hope of salvation as an Helmet defends a person, and makes him lift up his head in the greatest dangers. But Christians, be sure ye get the right helmet, the helmet of hope may be counterfeited.