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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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2. The sword, Ephes. 6. 17. The sword of the spirit, which is the word of God: 'Tis good for a Soldier to be well skilled in his weapon, the word of God is a weapon to stab lust at the heart; 'tis observable when the Devil tempted our Saviour, he ran to Scripture; 'tis written *three times Christ wounded the old Serpent with this spiritual weapon.
2. The sword, Ephes. 6. 17. The sword of the spirit, which is the word of God: 'Tis good for a Soldier to be well skill'd in his weapon, the word of God is a weapon to stab lust at the heart; 'tis observable when the Devil tempted our Saviour, he ran to Scripture; 'tis writen *three times Christ wounded the old Serpent with this spiritual weapon.
And having gotten into this warlike posture, a Christian must in arenam descendere, enter the lists, and fight the good fight of faith. In the future life the Saints shall be out of the noise of the Drum and Canon, and not one stroke shall be struck more; then they shall not appear in their armour, but their white robes, and with palm-branches in their hands in token of victory *but here they must fight the Lords battles*, and no cessation of arms till death; and there is a threefold Regiment they must encounter with.