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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.
That ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil.
These words present us with the reason, why the Christian soldier is to be thus completely armed, That he may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. The strength of which argument lies in these two particulars.
THese words present us with the reason, why the Christian souldier is to be thus compleatly arm'd, That he may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. The strength of which argument lies in these two particulars.
First, the danger, if unarmed, the enemy is no mean contemptible one, no less then the devil, set out as a cunning Engineer by his wiles and stratagems.
First, the danger, if unarm'd, the enemy is no mean contemptible one, no lesse then the devil, set out as a cun•ing Engineer by his wiles and stratagems.
Secondly, the certainty of standing against all his wits and wiles, if we be thus armed, That ye may be able to stand. As no standing without armour, so no fear of falling into the fiends hands if armed.