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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.
CHAP. III. Of acting our faith on the Almighty Power of God.
The third Branch followeth, which contains an encouraging Amplification annexed to the exhortation in these words; And in the Power of his might, where a twofold enquiry is requisite for the explication of the phrase. First, what these words import, The Power of his might? Secondly, what it is to be strong in the Power of his might?
THe third Branch followeth, which contains an encouraging Amplification annexed to the exhortation in these words; And in the Power of his might, where a twofold enquiry is requisite for the explication of the phrase. First, what these words import, The Power of his might? Secondly, what it is to be strong in the Power of his might?
For the first, the Power of his might: It is an Hebraism, & imports nothing but his mighty Power; like that phrase, Eph. 1.6. To the praise of the glory of his grace, that is, to the praise of his glorious grace. And his mighty Power imports no less then his Almighty Power; sometimes the Lord is styled mighty and strong, as Ps. 24.8. sometimes most mighty, sometimes Almighty, no less is meant in all, then Gods infinite Almighty Power.
For the first, the Power of his might: It is an Hebraism, & imports nothing but his mighty Power; like that phrase, Eph. 1.6. To the praise of the glory of his grace, that is, to the praise of his glorious grace. And his mighty Power imports no lesse then his Almighty Power; sometimes the Lord is stiled mighty and strong, as