A85783:971
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.
I. Ignorance. Ignorance enslaves a soul to Satan. 227 It lets sin in by troops. 228 Locks them up in the heart. ib. Shuts out the means of recovery. 229 The misery of an ignorant state. 238 Instrument. Why Satan chooseth to tempt by instruments. 103 Four sorts of instruments he useth to seduce others. 104, 105 Day of Judgement. The day of judgement, a day of justification to the godly. 392 Justification. ⟨image 213⟩Ignorance in the doctrine of justification, the cause of long troubles of conscience. 129
I. Ignorance. Ignorance enslaves a soul to Satan. 227 It lets sin in by troops. 228 Locks them up in the heart. ib. Shuts out the means of recovery. 229 The misery of an ignorant state. 238 Instrument. Why Satan chooseth to tempt by instruments. 103 Foure sorts of instruments he useth to seduce others. 104, 105 Day of Judgement. The day of judgement, a day of justification to the godly. 392 Justification. ⟨image 213⟩Ignorance in the doctrine of justification, the cause of long troubles of conscience. 129
K. Knowledge. How the knowledge of a natural man differs from a Saints. 56 What is required to get divine knowledge. 242, 243 Three things to be observed in our search after knowledge. 245
L. Lazy. Against lazy Preachers. 333 Light. Sinners hate the light. 214 Love. Saints the object of Gods love in a threefold respect. 30, 31 The best way to quench our love to the creature, is to set it on Christ. 79 Satan ambitious to tempt after manifestations of Gods love, and why. 96 Why God communicates his love to Saints after their falls. 149 Saints love to Christ advanced by their temptations. 150 How this comes to pass. 151 Gods love to the soul, sometimes an occasion of pride. 302 Saints should watch against this. 303 How to prevent it. ib.