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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 7: The Application of the Point.
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Use 3 This reproves those, who indeed think oft of this evil day, (much against their will,) by reason of an awakened conscience, that is ever pinching of them, and preaching on Pauls text (before Felix) to them, till it makes them tremble as he did; yet such is the power of lust in their hearts, that it makes them spur on, notwithstanding all the rebukes conscience gives them, and affrighting thoughts they have of the evil day; yet they continue in their old trade of sin desperately. These wretches are the objects of our saddest pity. The secure sinner (that has broke prison from his conscience,) is like a strong-brained drunkard, he swallows down his sin, (as the other doth his drink) with pleasure, and is not stirred at all; but here is a man that is stomach sick, (as I may so say) his conscience is oft disgorging his sweet draughts, and yet he will sin, though with pain and anguish. O consider (poor wretches) what you do, instead of arming your selves against the evil day, you arm the evil day against your selves; you are sticking the bed with pins and needles, on which you must ere long be laid; you are throwing billets into that fiery furnace, wherein at last you shall be cast, and all this in spite of your consciences, which yet God mercifully sets in your way, that the prickings of them may be as a hedge of thorns, to keep thee from the pursuit of thy lusts. Know therefore, if thou wilt go on, that as thy conscience takes from the pleasure of thy sin at present, so it will add to the horror of thy torment hereafter.
Vse 3 This reproves those, who indeed think oft of this evil day, (much against their will,) by reason of an awakened conscience, that is ever pinching of them, and preaching on Pauls text (before Felix) to them, till it makes them tremble as he did; yet such is the power of lust in their hearts, that it makes them spur on, notwithstanding all the rebukes conscience gives them, and affrighting thoughts they have of the evil day; yet they continue in their old trade of sin desperately. These wretches are the objects of our saddest pity. The secure sinner (that has broke prison from his conscience,) is like a strong-brain'd drunkard, he swallows down his sin, (as the other doth his drink) with pleasure, and is not stirr'd at all; but here is a man that is stomack sick, (as I may so say) his conscience is oft disgorging his sweet draughts, and yet he will sinne, though with pain and anguish. O consider (poor wretches) what you do, instead of arming your selves against the evil day, you arme the evil day against your selves; you are sticking the bed with pins and needles, on which you must ere long be laid; you are throwing billets into that fiery furnace, wherein at last you shall be cast, and all this in spight of your consciences, which yet God mercifully sets in your way, that the prickings of them may be as a hedge of thornes, to keep thee from the pursuit of thy lusts. Know therefore, if thou wilt go on, that as thy conscience takes from the pleasure of thy sin at present, so it will adde to the horrour of thy torment hereafter.