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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 4 › Section 2
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First, it is a derived power; he hath it not in himself, but by patent from another, and that no other but God: All powers are of him, whether on earth or in hell. This truth subscribed in faith would first secure thee (Christian) that Satan's power shall never hurt thee. Would thy Father give him a sword to mischief thee his child? I have created the Smith (saith God) that bloweth the coals, I have created the waster to destroy, and therefore assures them, that no weapon formed against them shall prosper, Isa. 54.16, &c. If God provides his enemies arms, they shall (I warrant you) be such as will do them little service. When Pilate thought to scare Christ, with what he could do towards the saving or taking away of his life, he replies, that he could do nothing except it were given from above, John 19.10. as if he had said, Do your worst, I know who sealed your commission,
First, it is a derived power; he hath it not in himself, but by pattent from another, and that no other but God: All powers are of him, whether on earth or in hell. This truth subscribed in faith would first sccure thee (Christian) that Satans power shall never hurt thee. Would thy Father give him a sword to mischief thee his childe? I have created the Smith (saith God) that bloweth the coales, I have created the waster to destroy, and therefore assures them, that no weapon formed against them shall prosper, Isa. 54.16, &c. If God provides his enemies armes, they shall (I warrant you) be such as will do them little service. When Pilate thought to scare Christ, with what he could do towards the saving or taking away of his life, he replies, that he could do nothing except it were given from above, Iohn 19.10. as if he had said, Do your worst, I know who seal'd your commission,