A85783:893
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.
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.
First if ever you would have a blessed issue of this evil day, so as to stand in judgement before the great God, rest not till thou hast got into a Covenant-relation with Christ, Dying Davids living comfort was drawn from the Covenant God had made with him; this was all his desire and all his salvation; how canst thou put thy head into the other world without horror, if thou hast not solid ground that Christ will own thee for his? Heaven hath its proper heirs, and so hath hell. The heirs of heaven are such as are in Covenant with God. The foundation of it was laid in a Covenant, and all the mansions there are prepared for a people in Covenant with him; Gather my Saints together that have made a Covenant with me. But how mayest thou get into this Covenant-relation? First, break thy covenant with sin. Thou art by nature a covenant-servant to sin and Satan, may be thou hast not expressly in words and formally as witches sealed this covenant, yet virtually as thou hast done the work of Satan, and been at the command of thy lusts, accepting the reward of unrighteousness, (the pleasure and carnal advantages they have paid thee in for the same) therein thou hast declared thy self to be so. Now if ever thou wilt be taken into Covenant with God, break this; a Covenant with hell and heaven cannot stand together.
First if ever you would have a blessed issue of this evil day, so as to stand in judgement before the great God, rest not till thou hast got into a Covenant-relation with Christ, Dying Davids living comfort was drawn from the Covenant God had made with him; this was all his desire and all his salvation; how canst thou put thy head into the other world without horrour, if thou hast not solid ground that Christ will own thee for his? Heaven hath its proper heires, and so hath hell. The heires of heaven are such as are in Covenant with God. The foundation of it was laid in a Covenant, and all the mansions there are prepared for a people in Covenant with him; Gather my Saints together that have made a Covenant with me. But how mayest thou get into this Covenant-relation? First, break thy covenant with sin. Thou art by nature a covenant-servant to sin and Satan, may be thou hast not expresly in words and formally as witches seal'd this covenant, yet virtually as thou hast done the work of Satan, and been at the command of thy lusts, accepting the reward of unrighteousnesse, (the pleasure and carnal advantages they have paid thee in for the same) therein thou hast declared thy self to be so. Now if ever thou wilt be taken into Covenant with God, break this; a Covenant with hell and heaven cannot stand together.