A85783:787
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.
VERSE 13. Wherefore take unto you the whole Armour of God, that ye may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all to stand.
The Apostle in these words re-assumes his former Exhortation mentioned, verse 11. and presseth it with a new force, from that more particular discovery which he gives of the enemy, verse 12. where like a faithful Scout he makes a full report of Satan's great power and malice, and also discloseth what a dangerous design he hath upon the Saints, no less then to despoil them of all that is heavenly: from all which he gives them a second Alarm, and bids them Arm, arm, Wherefore take unto you, &c. In the words consider,
THe Apostle in these words re-assumes his former Exhortation mentioned, verse 11. and presseth it with a new force, from that more particular discovery which he gives of the enemy, verse 12. where like a faithful Scout he makes a full report of Satans great power and malice, and also discloseth what a dangerous design he hath upon the Saints, no lesse then to despoil them of all that is heavenly: from all which he gives them a second Alarm, and bids them Arme, arme, Wherefore take unto you, &c. In the words consider,
First, the exhortation with the inference, Wherefore take unto you the whole Armour of God.