§. 2. Christians are Soldiers.§. 2. Christians are Souldiers.

§. 2. Christians are Soldiers.

§. 2. Christians are Souldiers.

For the metaphor, it is taken from Soldiers, who in time of war, when they enter the field against their enemies, are subject to much danger and many annoyances⟨p. 17⟩ of swords, spears, darts, arrows, bullets, and such like weapons of their enemies, and therefore for their better safeguard use to be well provided & fenced with good armour. In that the Apostle exhorteth Christians to put on armour, he giveth us to understand, that,

FOr the metaphor, it is taken from Souldiers, who in time of warre, when they enter the field against their enemies, are subiect to much danger and many annoyances⟨p. 17⟩ of swords, speares, darts, arrowes, bullets, and such like weapons of their enemies, and therefore for their better safegard vse to be well prouided & fenced with good armour. In that the Apostle exhorteth Christians to put on armour, he giueth vs to vnderstand, that,

A Christians course of life is a warfare: ¹for armour, especially the use of armour, is a token of war: armour is not given to a man to sit with it at a fire, or to lye lazing on a bed, or wantonly to dance up and down, or follow pastimes and pleasures in it, but to fight: to this purpose many like metaphors are used. Christians themselves are called^a Soldiers; their course of life^b