A85783:871
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.
Fourthly, this is the season when the evil one Satan comes to tempt. What we find called the time of tribulation, Mat. 13.22. we find in the same parable, Luke 8.13. called the time of temptation. Indeed they both meet; seldom doth God afflict us, but Satan addeth temptation to our wilderness; This is your hour (saith Christ) and the power of darkness, Luke 22.53. Christs sufferings from man, and temptation from the devil came together. Esau, who hated his brother for the blessing, said in his heart, The days of mourning for my father are at hand, then will I kill my brother, Gen. 27.41. Times of affliction are the days of mourning, those Satan waits for to do us a mischief in.
Fourthly, this is the season when the evil one Satan comes to tempt. What we finde call'd the time of tribulation, Mat. 13.22. we finde in the same parable, Luke 8.13. call'd the time of temptation. Indeed they both meet; seldome doth God afflict us, but Satan addeth temptation to our wildernesse; This is your houre (saith Christ) and the power of darknesse, Luke 22.53. Christs sufferings from man, and temptation from the devil came together. Esau, who hated his brother for the blessing, said in his heart, The dayes of mourning for my father are at hand, then will I kill my brother, Gen. 27.41. Times of affliction are the dayes of mourning, those Satan waits for to do us amischief in.