A85783:978
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.
Q. Question. Satan puzzles the Christian with nice questions. 130
Q. Question. Satan pusles the Christian with nice questions. 130
R. Reserve. Satan hath his reserves to fall on, when former temptations are beaten back. 101 Retreat. Satan's politic retreats. 102 Rich. Rich men poor with knowledge. 242 Rule. The time when Satan rules. 209 The place where. 211 The subjects whom he rules. 212 Now to get from under Satan's rule. 221 His policy to keep sinners under his rule. 222
R. Reserve. Satan hath his reserves to fall on, when former temptations are beaten back. 101 Retreat. Satans politick retreats. 102 Rich. Rich men poore with knowledge. 242 Rule. The time when Satan rules. 209 The place where. 211 The subjects whom he rules. 212 Now to get from under Satans rule. 221 His policy to keep sinners under his rule. 222
S. Satan. The reason why Satan's conquests are so great. 97 Of Satan's rule. 209 Of Satan's wiles. See Wiles. Scripture. Obscure Scriptures most mused on by tempted souls. 102 Satan's policy therein, and what is to be done. 133 Security. The danger of security. 363 Sense. Affliction grievous to sense. 353 Sincerity. Sincerity a comfort in the evil day. 370 Sin. In troubles of conscience for the greatness of sin, what to do. 39 Satan hath a strange Art in aggravating the Saints sins. 116 How he fathers his own sin upon the Christian. 115 Satan's method to tempt to sin, before he troubles for sin. 128 Why sin is called flesh. 129 ⟨image 215⟩The state of sin a state of misery. 217 The devils design in tempting to sin, an argument to hate it. 258 Sin hardens the heart. 305 Sins against rebukes of conscience very grievous. 365 We must not take liberty to sin, because (if true Christians) we shall not fall away. 389 Sinner. The sinner and Satan friends when they seem to fight. 57 Every sinner under Satan's rule. 213 The sinner an unserviceable creature. 215 Singularity. How it is necessary in the Saints. 7 Sloth. The difficulty of recovering a soul out of spiritual sloth. 83 Solicitor. Christ in heaven the Saints Solicitor, and his faithfulness therein. 32, 33 Spiritual. Of spiritual sins, and how Satan annoys the Saints with them. 259 How to know our spiritual state. 251 Stability. The stability of the Saints, not from their grace, but from God reinforcing their grace. 20 Strength. A Christians strength in God, not in himself. 13 God takes it kindly we will make use of his strength. 42 Less assisting strength given to advance accepting grace. 46 The sweetness of being at Gods finding for assisting and comforting strength. 19 A Christian when foiled, stronger then another, when a seeming Conqueror over the same temptation in two respects. 71, 72 Subtlety. Satan's subtlety in drawing to sin. 98 Suffering. No reason to be proud of our suffering for God. 300