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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 5
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First, in Promises. He hath said, 1I will never leave thee nor forsake ⟨p. 382⟩thee. Five negatives in that promise as so many seals to ratify it to our faith, he assures us there never did or can so much as arise a repenting thought in his heart concerning the purposes of his love and special grace towards his children, Rom. 11.29. The gifts and calling of God are without repentance, even the believers sin against him, their froward carriage stirs not up thoughts of casting them off, but of reducing them; For the iniquity of this covetousness I was wroth and smote him; I hid me and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart; I have seen his ways and will heal them, Isa. 57.27, 28. The water of the Saints failings, cast on the fire of Gods love cannot quench it; Whom he loves he loves to the end.
First, in Promises. He hath said, 1I will never leave thee nor forsake ⟨p. 382⟩thee. Five negatives in that promise as so many seals to ratifie it to our faith, he assures us there never did or can so much as arise a repenting thought in his heart concerning the purposes of his love and special grace towards his children, Rom. 11.29. The gifts and calling of God are without repentance, even the believers sin against him, their froward carriage stirs not up thoughts of casting them off, but of reducing them; For the iniquity of this covetousnesse I was wroth and smote him; I hid me and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart; I have seen his wayes and will heal them, Isa. 57.27, 28. The water of the Saints failings, cast on the fire of Gods love cannot quench it; Whom he loves he loves to the end.