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John M. Krebs
1860
BV4500 .Ct8 1845
Gurnail, William, 1617-1679.
Christian in complete armour : or, A treati
Ihe saints' war wiih ihs dt^v^l vvhsrein a di.
THE
CHRISTIAN IN COMPLETE ARMOUR;
OR,
A TREATISE ON •
WHEREIN A DISCOVERY IS MADE OF THE POLICY, POWER, WICKEDNESS, AND STRATAGEMS, MADE USE OF BY THAT
ENEMY OF GOD AND HIS PEOPLE.
A MAGAZINE OPENED,
FllOM WHENCE
THE CHRISTIAN IS FURNISHED WITH SPIRITUAL ARMS FOR THE BATTLE,
ASSISTED IN BUCKLING ON HIS ARMOUR, AND TAUGHT
THE USE OF HIS WEAPONS;
TOGETHEU WITH
THE HAPPY ISSUE OF THE WHOLE WAR.
> BY
WILLIAM GURNALL, A.M.,
FOIIMERLY OF LAVENIIAM, SUFFOLK.
CAREFITLLY REVISED AND CORRECTKD BY THE
REV. JOHN CAMPBELL, D. D.
LONDON: PRINTED FOR THOMAS TEGG, 73, CHEAPSIDE;
R. GRIFFIN AND CO., GLASGOW; T. LE MESURIER, DUBLIN; ALSO, J. AND S. A. TEGG SYDNEY AND HOBART TOWN.
MDCCCXLV.
TYLER & REED,
PRINTERS, BOLT- COURT, FLEET-STREET.
CONTENTS.
'finally, my BRETIIRK^f, BE STIIONG IN THE LORD, AND IN THE rOWER OF HIS MIGHT.' EpH. vi. 10.
I. Of Christian courage and resolution, wherefore necessary, and
how obtained . . . . .2
II. Of the saints' strength, where it lies, and wherefore laid up in
God . . . . . . 7
III. Of acting our faith on the almighty power of God . ■ .12
IV. Of acting our faith on the almighty power of God, as engaged
for our help . . . . .14
V. Wherein is answered a grand objection, which some disconsolate
souls may raise against the former discourse . . . 21
'put on the whole armour of god.' — Ver. 11.
1. Sheweth that the Christless and graceless soul is a soul without
armour, and therein his misery . . .27
II. Sheweth that the armour that we use against Satan, must be
divine in the institution, such only as God appoints . . 30
III. Sheweth that the armour we use for our defence against Satan
nmst not only be divine by institution, but constitution also . 33
IV. Of the entireness of our furniture ; it must be the whole armour
of God . . . . . .36
V. Of the use of our spiritual armour, or the exercise of grace . 40
' that ye may be able to stand against the WILES OF the devil.'
—Ver. 11.
I. Of Satan's subtlety, to choose out the most advantageous seasons
for tempting . . . . .46
II. Satan's subtlety in managing his temptations, where several
stratagems used by him to deceive the Christian are laid down 48
III. Of Satan's subtlety in choosing instruments fit for his turn, to
carry on his tempting design . . . .51
IV. This point of Satan's swbtlety, as a tempter to sin, is briefly
applied . . . . . .64
V. Wherein is shewed the subtlety of Satan, as a troubler and an accuser for sin, where many of his wiles and policies to dis- quiet the saints' spirits are discovered . . . 56 VI. A brief application of the second branch of the point, viz., of
Satan's subtlety as a troubler and accuser for sin . . 62
VII. Containing some directions tending to entrench and fortify the Christian against the assaults and wiles of the Devil, as a troubler . . . . .63
• CONTENTS.
CHAP. PA«E
VIII. Of the saints' victory over their subtle enemy, and whence it is that creatures so over-matched should be able to stand against Satan's wiles . . . . . 68
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 all, with the gracious issue that God puts to these his temptations 70 X. A brief application of the point in two branches . . 75
'for we wrestle not against FtESH AND ELOOD,' &C. VcT. 12.
I. Sheweth the Christian 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 combat . 77 II. Wherein is shewed what is meant by flesh and blood, how the
Christian doth not, and how he doth, wrestle against the same 84 III. Wherein is shewn 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 . . .89
IV, Of the great power Satan hath, not only over the elementary and sensitive part of the world, but intellectual also, the souls of men . . . . . . 97
V. Of the time when, the place where, and the subjects whom Satan
rules . . . . . .103
VI. Of the spirituality of the devil's nature, and their extreme
wickedness . . . . . . 124
VII. Of Satan's plot to defile the Christian's spirit with heart-sins. — •
The second point follows . . . ,129
VIII. How Satan labours to corrupt the Christian's mind with error . 132
IX. Of pride of gifts, and how Satan tempts the Christian thereto . 135
X. Of pride of grace ..... 141
xl. The third kind of spiritual pride, viz., pride of privileges . 148
xti. Sheweth what the prize is which believers wrestle against these principalities, powers, spiritual wickednesses for, in high places . . . . . . 151