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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 1
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Reason 3 A third demonstration may be taken from the grand design, which God propounds to himself in the Saints salvation; yea, in the transaction of it from first to last. And that is two-fold.
Reason 3 A third demonstration may be taken from the grand designe, which God propounds to himself in the Saints salvation; yea, in the transaction of it from first to last. And that is two-fold.
First, God would bring his Saints to heaven in such a way, as might be most expressive of his dear love and mercy to them.
First, God would bring his Saints to heaven in such a way, as might be most expressive of his deare love and mercy to them.
Secondly, he would so express his mercy and love to them, as might rebound back to him, in the highest advance of his own glory possible: Now how becoming this is to both, that ⟨p. 19⟩Saints should have all their ability for every step they take in the way to heaven, will soon appear.
Secondly, he would so expresse his mercy and love to them, as might rebound back to him, in the highest advance of his own glory possible: Now how becoming this is to both, that ⟨p. 19⟩Saints should have all their ability for every step they take in the way to heaven, will soon appear.