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The spirituall armour With which being furnished, a Christian may be able to stand fast in the euill day, and time of tryall; and to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked. Written by that godly and learned man, Paul Baine; sometime Preacher of Gods word at S. Andrewes in Cambridge.
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Baynes, Paul, d. 1617.
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which assureth that all things are for good to vs. When heer below there are pitchy clouds stormes and such like impressions of the air the starry firmament hath no chaÌ„ge the sun hath the same brightnes when it is hidden from vs that it hath when it shineth most gloriously so vvhen wee alter and there is nothing but thunder lightning and storme in our sky God is the same the faithful mercies of the couenant are not changed Thirdly vvee must if our soules bee out a little schoole them as Dauid doth Psal 42. Why art thou cast downe my soule and why art thou so disquieted within me There is an art of rocking the soule and stilling it if out of quiet the Lord teach it vs. Now for the doctrine Doct. vve see how wee are to strengthen our selues with learning the doctrin of our peace through Christ Paul was thus shod Rom. 8.38.39 I am perswaded nothing shall separate mee from the loue of God All things I knowe worke together for the good of them that are beloued of God Rom. 8.28 And this furniture made him goe such hard vvaye cheerfully in vvhich showrs of afflictions did fal as thick as hailstones The Church in the Canticles 7.1 is commended that her steps in these shooes are comely This doth make Gods children though not in the letter yet in som sort tread vpon the Adder Basilisk shake off Vipers and receiue no hurt vvhereas if the feet be bared a little with the absence of this in sense or faith any thing smarteth sore on vs. Iob 13.14 Wherfore doo I take my flesh in my teeth And 6.3 Therefore novv my vvords are svvallovved vp Ezechias seeing God like a Lion his peace somevvhat clouded chattred like a Crane Vse 1 Where fore vvee beeing to gette our selues thus fenced against the craggednes of the vvay how are they to bee blamed that neuer labour to haue part in this peace vvhich the gospel bringeth They vvould be loth not to provide their bodies against vveather difficulties of the vvay they go but their soules they care not for But look as it is pitifull vvith one that goeth vpon sharp flints barefoot c. or amongst the thorns and bushes so as the blood trickleth dovvne at euery step so pitifull shall thy naked soule bee vvhen adversitie shall â—eet thee if thou be not fenced with this knovvledge of peace through Iesus Christ Vse 2 Secondly wee must labour to see this our peace Oh that wee knewe these things concerning our peace What could hurt If the sting be pulled forth of an Adder vvee may play with it in our bosome If vve know euery thing is for our good as Iob saith wee may laugh when destruction comes Aboue all things haue a care that it be a souÌ„d peace for there is in nature and bodies a double sleepe one sicke another sound now it is seene in the wakening For sick sleep maketh vs when we awake so much the more sicke the other strengtheneth vs so peace is the soules sleepe Now if thy peace bee not sound when God shall waken thy conscience the more thou hast slept the more shall thy griefes be increased nay nothing shall sting thee more then thy peace woe to thee that art at peace but if thou art at quiet by knowing the doctrine of peace by the Gospell then it shall refresh and strengthen thee Now followes the fourth thing the shield of faith First wee handle it generally in order as before Secondly particularly from the circumstances First the manner of exhorting aboue all things Secondly the coÌ„mendation of it that it can quench all the fierie darts c. First the thing here meant is a true liuely faith laying holde on Christ for iustification and in the rest of Gods word and speciâ—ll promises for the passâ—â—g oâ— this present life for not onely faith on Christ but on the speciall promises of God is necessary for vs not that these are two seuerall kindes of faith but one imployed diuersly as the soule in man working in the seuerall faculties of nature is not three soules but one exercising three diuers functions Secondly for the vse of faith it serveth not onely to iustifie vs but to make vs endure in all afflictions without making haste The iust liueth in time of his afflictions by faith Hee that beleeueth maketh not haste 2. It doth worke in vs and guide the course of our obedience Rom. 1 5. To the obedience of faith not onely in beleeving the Gospell but the other word of command and promise 3. It doth preuail against all enemies This is the victory that ouercometh the world euen our faith 1. Iohn 5.4 The Vse shall be more particularly branched out heereafter Thirdly we must mark how the Diuell doth practice against vs in this point 1. Hee will labour to put vpon vs and serue vs with a counterfait faith Ob. 1 You beleeue that God is mercifull and sent his Sonne to be the Sauiour of mankinde you meane well and haue good hope to God-ward that is enough Hee that beleeueth shall be saued Marke 16.16 And all that can be said for the Popish faith may bee brought hither Ans Ans That faith that saueth vs must worke by loue Galat. 5.6 It must purge our hearts Acts 15.9 And hee put no difference betweene vs and them after that by faith he had purified their hearts It must make vs to knowe Christ hath giuen himselfe for vs. Galat. 2.20 Thus I liue yet not I now but Christ liveth in mee and in that I now liue I liue by the faith in the sonne of God who hath loved me and giuen himselfe for mee And bring Christ into our harts Ephes 3.17 That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith that yee being rooted and grounded in loue c. Now to haue a faith without good workes a knowledge onely of a Saviour giuen to man-kinde this will profit nothing Iames 2.14 What availeth it my brethren though a man say he hath faith when he hath no workes Ob. 2 can the faith saue him c. Secondly He will labour to wrest our faith from vs more violently or craftily the first in this wise Simon Magus beleeved Acts 8.11 Herod c. Faith in temporisers doth not availe them that faith is no better for they haue done many things had ioy kept the Apostles company and gone as farre as thou Answ Ans Wee must beare off this blowe by learning to distinguish true faith from false faith by foure things 1. For the nature of it True faith doth apply Christ in particular saith with Paul and Thomas My Lord and my God Who hath loued mee and giuen himselfe for me Secondly it doth increase in the ministry of the word and prayer which did as Gods instruments beget it Now false presumptions are carelesse of these helpes Thirdly It is perfected groweth vp through temptations wrastling with doubting feares For if our faith bee a true fruit of