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Author: Gurnall, William, 1617-1679.
Title: 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.
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Print source: 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.
Gurnall, William, 1617-1679.
London,: Printed for Ralph Smith, at the Bible in Cornhill, near the Royall Exchange., 1655.
Subject terms:
Christianity -- Early works to 1800.
Devil -- Early works to 1800.
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To my Dearly Beloved Friends and Neighbours, the Inhabitants of LAVENHAM.
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ERRATA.
Mistakes in the pointing.
A TREATISE Of the whole Armour Of God.
introduction
CHAP. I. Of Christian Courage and Resolution, wherefore ne∣cessary, and how obtained.
CHAP. II. Of the Saints strength, where it lies, and wherefore laid up in God.
SECT. I.
SECTION. 2.
CHAP. III. Of acting our faith on the Almighty Power of God.
CHAP. IV. Of acting our faith on the Almighty Power of God, as engaged for our help.
SECT. I.
SECT. 2.
SECT. 3.
CHAP. V. Wherein is answered a grand Objection, that some disconsolate soules may raise against the former Discourse.
introduction
CHAP. I. Sheweth the Christlesse and gracelesse soule, to be the soule without Armour, and therein his misery.
CHAP. II. Sheweth, that the Armour we use against Satan, must be divine in the Institution, such only as God appoints.
CHAP. III. Sheweth that the Armour we use for our defence against Satan, must not only be divine by Institu∣tion, but constitution also.
CHAP. IV. Of the entirenesse of our furniture, It must be the whole Armour of God.
SECT. 1.
SECT. II.
SECT. III.
CHAP. V. Of the use of our spiritual Armour, or the exercise of grace.
SECT. 1.
SECT. 2.
SECT. 3.
introduction
CHAP. I. Of Satans subtilty to choose the most advantagi∣ous seasons for tempting.
CHAP. II. Satans subtilty in managing his temptations, where several stratagems used by him to deceive the Christian, are laid down.
CHAP. III. Of Satans subtilty, in choosing instruments fit for his turne to carry on his tempting design.
CHAP. IV. Wherein this Point of Satans subtilty, as a Tempter to sin, is briefly applied.
CHAP. V. Wherein is shewed the subtilty of Satan, as a Trou∣bler and an Accuser for sin, where many of his wiles and policies to disquiet the Saints spirits are discovered.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
SECT. III.
SECT. IV.
CHAP. VI. A brief Application of the second Branch of the Point, viz. Of Satans subtilty as a Troubler and Accuser for sin.
CHAP. VII. Containing some Directions, tending to entrench and fortifie the Christian against the assaults and wiles of the devil, as a Troubler of the soules Peace.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
SECT. III.
SECT. IV.
CHAP. VIII. Of the Saints victory over their subtile enemy, and whence it is that creatures so over∣match't should be able to stand against Satans wiles.
CHAP. IX. An Account is given, how the All-wise God doth out-wit the devil in his tempting of Saints to sin, wherein are laid down the ends Satan propounds, and how he is prevented in them all, with the gra∣cious issue that God puts to these his temptations.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
SECT. III.
CHAP. X. A brief Application of the Point in two Branches.
introduction
CHAP. I. Sheweth, the Christians life here to be a continual wrestling with sin and Satan, and the paucity of those who are true Wrestlers, as also how the true Wrestlers should manage their combate.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
SECT. III.
SECT. IV.
CHAP II. Wherein is shewed what is meant by flesh and blood, how the Christian doth not, and how he doth wrestle against the same.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
SECT. III.
CHAP II. Wherein is shewen, what a Principality Satan hath, how he came to be such a Prince, and how we may know whether we be under him as our Prince, or not.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
SECT. III.
CHAP. IV. Of the great power Satan hath not only over the e∣lementary and sensitive part of the world, but intellectual also, the soules of men.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
CHAP V. Of the time when, the place where, and the subjects whom Satan rules.
SECT.
SECT. II.
SECT. III.
SECT. IV.
CHAP. VI. Of the Spirituality of the devils nature, and their extreme wickednesse.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
CHAP. VII. Of Satans plot to defile the Christians spirit with heart-sinnes.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
CHAP. VIII. How Satan labours to corrupt the Christians minde with errour.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
CHAP. IX. Of Pride of Gifts, and how Satan tempts the Chri∣stian thereto.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
SECT. III.
CHAP. X. Of pride of Grace.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
SECT. III.
CHAP. XI. The third kinde of spiritual Pride, viz. Pride of Priviledges.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
SECT. III.
CHAP. XII. Sheweth what the Prize is, which believers wre∣stle against these Principalities Powers, and Spi∣ritual wickednesses for. In High Places.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
SECT. III.
SECT. IV.
CHAP. XIII. An Exhortation to the pursuit of heaven and hea∣venly things.
introduction
CHAP. I. The reason why the Apostle renews the same Ex∣hortation, as also what truthes Ministers are often to preach to their people.
CHAP. II. The best of Saints subject to decline in their graces, and why we are to endeavour a recovery of de∣cayes in grace.
CHAP. III. A cautionary direction from what we may not, as also from what we may judge our graces to be in a declination.
CHAP. IV. A word of counsel for the recovery of declining grace.
CHAP. V. The words opened, and what is meant by the e∣vill day.
CHAP. VI. Sheweth that the day of affliction is evil, and in what respects, as also unavoidable, and why to be prepared for.
CHAP. VII. The Application of the Point.
CHAP. VIII. The second Argument with which the Exhortation is pressed, drawn from the assured victory which shall crown the soules conflict, if in this Armour, where several Points couched in the Argument, are briefly handled.
SECT. I.
SECT. II.
SECT. III.
SECT. IV.
SECT. V.
SECT. VI.
BOOKS lately printed by RALPH SMITH.
AN ALPHABETICAL Table.