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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
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.
The CONTENTS of the CHAPTERS. VERSE 10. Be strong in the Lord, &c. Chap. 1. OF Christian Courage and Resolution, wherefore necessary, and how obtained.page 4 Chap. 2. Of the Saints strength, where it lies, and wherefore laid up in God.p. 13. Chap. 3. Of acting our faith on the Almighty Power of God.p. 23 Chap. 4. Of acting our faith on the Almighty Power of God, as engaged for our help.p. 28 Chap. 5. An answer to a grand objection that some disconsolate souls may raise against the former discourse.p. 43 VERSE 11. Take to you the whole Armour of God. Chap. 1. Showeth that the Christless and graceless soul is a soul without Armour, and therein his misery.p. 54 Chap. 2. The Armour we use against Satan, must be divine in the Institution, such only as God appoints.p. 61 Chap. 3. This Armour must not only be divine by Institution, but Constitution also.p. 67 Chap. 4. Of the entireness of our furniture, it must be the whole Armour of God.p. 72 Chap. 5. Of the use of our spiritual Armour, or the exercise of grace.p. 81 That ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the Devil. Chap. 1. OF Satan's subtlety, to choose the most advantageous seasons for tempting.p. 93 ⟨image 8⟩Chap. 2. Of Satan's subtlety in managing his temptations, where several stratagems used by him to deceive the Christian, are laid down.p. 98 Chap. 3. Of Satan's subtlety in making choice instruments fit for his turn, to carry on his tempting design.p. 103 Chap. 4. This Point of Satan's subtlety as a tempter to sin, is briefly applied.p. 110 Chap. 5. Of the subtlety of Satan, as a troubler and an accuser for sin, where many of his wiles and policies to disquiet the Saints spirits are discovered.p. 114. Chap 6. A brief Application of Satan's subtlety, as a troubler and accuser for sin.p. 125 Chap. 7. Directions to fortify the Christian against the assaults and wiles of Satan as a troubler.p. 128 Chap. 8. Of the Saints victory over their subtle enemy, and whence it is that creatures so overmatch's should be able to stand against Satan's wiles.p. 138 Chap. 9. An account is given how the All wise God doth out-wit the devil in his tempting Saints to sin, wherein are laid down the ends Satan propounds, and how he is prevented in them all, with the gracious issue that God puts to these his temptations.p. 142 Chap. 10. The Application of the Point in two branches.p 152 VERSE 12.