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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 2 › Section 3
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SECT. III.
Use 1 Is Satan such a great Prince? try whose subject thou art. His Empire is large, only a few privileged, who are translated into the Kingdom of Gods dear Son; even in Christs own territories, (visible Church I mean) where his Name is profest, and the Sceptre of his Gospel held forth, there Satan hath his subjects. As Christ had his Saints in Nero's Court; so the devil his servants in the outward Court of his visible Church. Thou must therefore have something more to exempt thee from his Government, then living within the pale, and giving an outward conformity to the Ordinances of Christ, Satan will yield to this, and be no loser: As a King lets his Merchants trade to, yea, live in a foreign Kingdom, and while they are there learn the language, and observe the customs of the place; this breaks not their allegiance, nor all that thy loyalty to Satan. When a Statute was made in Queen Elizabeths reign, that all should come to Church, the Papists sent to Rome to know the Popes pleasure, he returned them this answer, (as 'tis said) Bid the Catholics in England give me their heart, and let the Queen take the rest. His subject thou art whom thou crownest in thy heart, and not whom thou flatterest with thy lips.
Ʋse 1 Is Satan such a great Prince? try whose subject thou art. His Empire is large, only a few priviledg'd, who are translated into the Kingdome of Gods dear Son; even in Christs own territories, (visible Church I mean) where his Name is profest, and the Scepter of his Gospel held forth, there Satan hath his subjects. As Christ had his Saints in Nero's Court; so the devil his servants in the outward Court of his visible Church. Thou must therefore have something more to exempt thee from his Government, then living within the pale, and giving an outward conformity to the Ordinances of Christ, Satan will yield to this, and be no loser: As a King lets his Merchants trade to, yea, live in a forreign Kingdome, and while they are there learn the language, and observe the customes of the place; this breaks not their allegiance, nor all that thy loyalty to Satan. When a Statute was made in Queen Elizabeths reign, that all should come to Church, the Papists sent to Rome to know the Popes pleasure, he return'd them this answer, (as 'tis said) Bid the Catholicks in England give me their heart, and let the Queen take the rest. His subject thou art whom thou crownest in thy heart, and not whom thou flatterest with thy lips.