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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.
And surely the sad impression which that heart-breaking departure left upon the spirits of these Elders, yea, the whole Church, (by them acquainted with this mournful news,) might stir up Paul, now in prison, to write unto this Church, that having so much of his Spirit, yea, of the Spirit of the Gospel left in their hands to converse with, they might more patiently take the news of his death.
And surely the sad impression which that heart-breaking departure left upon the spirits of these Elders, yea, the whole Church, (by them acquainted with this mournful newes,) might stir up Paul, now in prison, to write unto this Church, that having so much of his Spirit, yea, of the Spirit of the Gospel left in their hands to converse with, they might more patiently take the newes of his death.
In the former part of this Epistle, he soars high in the mysteries of faith. In the latter, according to his usual method, he descends to Application; where we find him contracting all ⟨p. 3⟩those truths, as beams together in a powerful exhortation, the more to enkindle their hearts, and powerfully persuade them to walk worthy of their vocation, chap. 4.1. which then is done, when the Christians life is transparent, that the grace of the Gospel shines forth in the power of holiness on every side, and from all his relations, as a candle in a Crystal glass, not in a dark Lantern, lightsome one way, and dark another: and therefore he runs over the several relations of Husband, Wife, Parents, Children, Master and Servants, and presseth the same in all these.
In the former part of this Epistle, he soares high in the mysteries of faith. In the latter, according to his usual method, he descends to Application; where we finde him contracting all ⟨p. 3⟩those truths, as beams together in a powerful exhortation, the more to enkindle their hearts, and powerfully perswade them to walk worthy of their vocation, chap. 4.1. which then is done, when the Christians life is transparent, that the grace of the Gospel shines forth in the power of holinesse on every side, and from all his relations, as a candle in a Crystal glasse, not in a dark Lanthorn, lightsome one way, and dark another: and therefore he runs over the several relations of Husband, Wife, Parents, Children, Master and Servants, and presseth the same in all these.