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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
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.
BOOKS lately printed by RALPH SMITH.
Master Dicksons Exposition on the whole Book of Psalms, in three Books, Second Edition. Mr. Hutcheson on all the twelve Small Prophets, in three Volumes. Mr. Cottons Exposition on Ecclesiastes. Dr. Spurstowe, of the Nature, Preciousness, and Usefulness of Gospel-Promises. Mr. Rutherford on the Covenant of Grace, are to be sold by Ralph Smith. Also Mr. Bailies Appendix to the Hebrew Grammar.
Master Dicksons Exposition on the whole Book of Psalmes, in three Books, Second Edition. Mr. Hutcheson on all the twelve Small Prophets, in three Volumns. Mr. Cottons Exposition on Ecclesiastes. Dr. Spurstowe, of the Nature, Preciousnesse, and Usefulnesse of Gospel-Promises. Mr. Rutherford on the Covenant of Grace, are to be sold by Ralph Smith. Also Mr. Bailies Appendix to the Hebrew Grammer.
AN ALPHABETICAL Table.
A. Ability. Abilities of mind and body not to be gloried in. 202 Accuser. Satan an Accuser. 116 How to know his accusations from the rebukes of Gods Spirit. 117 Affliction. Affliction, a season Satan chooseth to tempt in. 95 The day of affliction an evil day. 351 How affliction is evil, and how not. 352 Afflictions discover the naughtiness of the heart. 354 Wicked men the worse for afflictions. 356 Almighty. Almightiness given as the finest hold-fast for faith in straits. 24 No easy matter to oppose Almighty Power against sense and reason. 25 God very tender of the honour of this Attribute. 27, 28 A five-fold engagement on Gods Almighty Power for his Saints help. 29, 30, 31 Answer. How we put a stop to Gods Answers of prayer, how not. 47, 48 Apostasy. The Apostasy of false Christians must not discourage weak Saints. 8 Lamentation for the Apostasy of these times. 376 The root of final Apostasy, is the want of a through change upon the heart. 380