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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 12 › Section 4
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First, the Saint improves his earthly things for an heavenly end, where layest thou up thy treasure? doest thou bestow it on thy voluptuous paunch, thy hawks and thy hounds, or lockest thou it up in the bosom of Christs poor members? what use makest thou of thy honour and greatness, to strengthen the hands of the godly or the wicked? and so of all thy other temporal enjoyments; A gracious heart improves them for God; when a Saint prays for these things, he hath an eye to some heavenly end. If David prays for life, it is not that he may live, but live and praise God, Psal. 119 175. When he was driven from his regal throne by the rebellious arms of Absalom; see what his desire was and hope, 2 Sam. 15.25. The King said to Zadock, Carry back the Ark of God into the City: if I shall-find favour in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again, and show me both it and his habitation. Mark, not show me my Crown, my Palace, but the Ark, the House of God.
First, the Saint improves his earthly things for an heavenly end, where layest thou up thy treasure? doest thou bestow it on thy voluptuous paunch, thy hawks and thy hounds, or lockest thou it up in the bosome of Christs poor members? what use makest thou of thy honour and greatnesse, to strengthen the hands of the godly or the wicked? and so of all thy other temporal enjoyments; A gracious heart improves them for God; when a Saint prayes for these things, he hath an eye to some heavenly end. If David prayes for life, it is not that he may live, but live and praise God, Psal. 119 175. When he was driven from his regal throne by the rebellious armes of Absalom; see what his desire was and hope, 2 Sam. 15.25. The King said to Zadock, Carry back the Ark of God into the City: if I shall-finde favour in the eyes of the Lord, he will bring me again, and shew me both it and his habitation. Mark, not shew me my Crown, my Palace, but the Ark, the House of God.