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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.
The third kind of pride, (spiritual pride I mean) is pride of Privileges, with which these wicked spirits labour to blow up the Christian; to name three,
THe third kinde of pride, (spiritual pride I mean) is pride of Priviledges, with which these wicked spirits labour to blow up the Christian; to name three,
First, when God calls a person to some eminent place, or useth him to do some special piece of service.
Secondly, when God honours a Saint to suffer for his truth or cause.
Thirdly, when God flows in with more then ordinary manifestations of his love, and fills the soul with joy and comfort. These are Privileges not equally dispensed to all, and therefore where they are, Satan takes the advantage of assaulting such with pride.
Thirdly, when God flowes in with more then ordinary manifestations of his love, and fills the soule with joy and comfort. These are Priviledges not equally dispensed to all, and therefore where they are, Satan takes the advantage of assaulting such with pride.