A85783:382
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.
CHAP. I. Showeth, the Christians life here to be a continual wrestling with sin and Satan, and the paucity of those who are true Wrestlers, as also how the true Wrestlers should manage their combat.
CHAP. I. Sheweth, the Christians life here to be a continual wrestling with sin and Satan, and the paucity of those who are true Wrestlers, as also how the true Wrestlers should manage their combate.
The words contain a lively description of a bloody and lasting war between the Christian and his implacable enemy; in which we may observe; First, the Christians state in this life, set out by this word wrestling.
THe words contain a lively description of a bloody and lasting war between the Christian and his implacable enemy; in which we may observe; First, the Christians state in this life, set out by this word wrestling.
Secondly, the Assailants that appear in arms against the Christian, who are described; First, Negatively, Not flesh and blood: Or rather comparatively, not chiefly flesh and blood. Secondly, Positively, but against Principalities, Powers, &c.
Secondly, the Assailants that appear in armes against the Christian, who are described; First, Negatively, Not flesh and blood: Or rather comparatively, not chiefly flesh and blood. Secondly, Positively, but against Principalities, Powers, &c.