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The Christian in Complete Armour
The Christian in complete armour. Or, A treatise of the saints war against the Devil, wherein a discovery is made of that grand enemy of God and his people, in his policies, power, seat of his empire, wickedness, and chief design he hath against the saints. A magazine opened: from whence the Christian is furnished with spiritual arms for the battle, helped on with his armour, and taught the use of his weapon, together with the happy issue of the whole war. The first part. / By William Gurnall, Minister of the Gospel in Lavenham. Imprimatur, Edmund Calamy.The Christian in compleat armour. Or, A treatise of the saints war against the Devil, wherein a discovery is made of that grand enemy of God and his people, in his policies, power, seat of his empire, wickednesse, and chiefe designe he hath against the saints. A magazin open'd: from whence the Christian is furnished with spiritual armes for the battel, help't on with his armour, and taught the use of his weapon, together with the happy issue of the whole warre. The first part. / By William Gurnall, Minister of the Gospel in Lavenham. Imprimatur, Edmund Calamy.
London: printed for Ralph Smith, 1655
A TREATISE Of the whole Armour Of God. › Introduction › Chapter 4 › Section 3
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Use 2 Secondly, this shows the dismal, deplorable condition of all you, who are yet in a Christ less state, you have seen a rich mine opened, but not a penny of this treasure comes to your share, a truth laden with incomparable comfort, but it is bound ⟨p. 38⟩for another coast, it belongs to the Saints into whose bosom this truth unlades all her comfort: see God shutting the door upon you, when he sets his children to feast themselves with such dainties, Isaiah 65.13. My servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; my servants shall drink; but ye shall be thirsty. God hath his set number, which he provides for; He knows how many he hath in his family: these and no more shall sit down. One chief dish at the Saints board is the Almighty power of God; This was set before Abraham, and stands before all his Saints, that they may eat to fullness of comfort on it; But thou shalt be hungry; He is Almighty to pardon, but he will not use it for thee an impenitent sinner; thou hast not a friend on the bench, not an attribute in all Gods Name will speak for thee: Mercy it self will sit and vote with the rest of its fellow-attributes for thy damnation. God is able to save and help in a time of need, but upon what acquaintance is it that thou art so bold with God, as to expect his saving arm to be stretched forth for thee? Though a man will rise at midnight to let in a child, that cries and knocks at his door, yet he will not take so much pains for a dog, that lies howling there. This presents thy condition, sinner, sad enough, yet this is to tell thy story fairest; for that Almighty power of God which is engaged for the believers salvation, is as deeply obliged to bring thee to thy execution, and damnation. What greater tie then an oath? God himself is under an oath to be the destruction of every impenitent soul. That oath which God sware in his wrath against the unbelieving Israelites, that they should not enter into his rest, concerns every unbeliever to the end of the world. In the Name of God consider, were it but the oath of a man, or a company of men, that like those in the Acts, should swear to be the death of such a one, and thou wert the man, would it not fill thee with fear and trembling night and day, and take away the quiet of thy life, till they were made friends?
Ʋse 2 Secondly, this shews the dismal, deplorable condition of all you, who are yet in a Christ lesse state, you have seen a rich mine open'd, but not a penny of this treasure comes to your share, a truth laden with incomparable comfort, but it is bound