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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 8 › Section 3
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SECT. III.
1He that will be Christs soldier must persevere to the end of his life in this war against Satan. This Having done all, comes in after our conflict with death: That ye may be able to withst and in the evil day; then follows, And having done all. We have not done all till that pitched battle be fought. The last enemy is death. The word [Greek or Hebrew], imports as much as to finish a business, and bring a matter to a full issue; so, Phil. 2.12. where we translate it well, Work out your salvation: that is, perfect it; be not Christians by halves, but go through with it; the through Christian is the true Christian. Not he that takes the field, but he that keeps the field; not he that sets out, but he that holds out in this holy war, deserves the name of a Saint. There is not such a thing in this sense belonging to Christianity as an honourable retreat; not such a word of command in all Christs military Discipline, as fall back and lay down your arms; No, you must fall on, and stand to your arms, till called off by death.
1He that will be Christs souldier must persevere to the end of his life in this war against Satan. This Having done all, comes in after our conflict with death: That ye may be able to withst and in the evil day; then follows, And having done all. We have not done all till that pitch't battel be fought. The last enemy is death. The word 〈non-Latin alphabet〉, imports as much as to finish a businesse, and bring a matter to a full issue; so, Phil. 2.12. where we translate it well, Work out your salvation: that is, perfect it; be not Christians by halves, but go through with it; the through Christian is the true Christian. Not he that takes the field, but he that keeps the field; not he that sets out, but he that holds out in this holy war, deserves the name of a Saint. There is not such a thing in this sense belonging to Christianity as an honourable retreat; not such a word of command in all Christs military Discipline, as fall back and lay down your armes; No, you must fall on, and stand to your armes, till call'd off by death.