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spirit_n	ghost_n	heart_n	holy_a	18,272	5	5.1644	4	true

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ID	Title	Author	Corrected Date of Publication (TCP Date of Publication)	STC	Words	Pages
A06063	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.	Baynes, Paul, d. 1617.	1620 (1620)	STC 1647; ESTC S116770	71,493	320

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Who looketh till God returneth an answer of his mind which he hath often sent to him by praier If one saith I will bee vvith you to help you or doo this or that for you vvee looke hee should keepe touch accordingly if one send vs vvord hee vvill bee vvith vs vvee looke and prepare till he commeth but if GOD speake who doth vvait though he forewarne vs of his coming vvho doth attend Wee vvould be loth to tell an vntruth c. but these great things of neglecting faith and hope vvee make no consciēce of when Mint and Cummin must bee giuen the great things of the lavv must not be forgotten Novv follovvs the svvord of the spirit so cald because it is put in our hands and made mighty through the vvorke of this spirit First that which is heere vnderstood by the word of God is whatsoeuer out of the written word we haue by reading and hearing or what God doth teach vs by experience agreeable with that which is in the word written Secondly for the vse it is either defensiue vvarding the blovves vvhich Satan doth reach vs as Christ vsed Mat 4. or offensiue it doth strike dovvn the darknes povver of sinne vs. Thirdly the diuell doth keep men from this sword by excuses they are not book-learned haue not leasure as others to looke into such matters vvhy may not men bee saued vvithout knovving the vvord Quest Ans Ans Search the Scriptures for in them yee think to haue eternall life Iohn 5.39 Againe first seek Gods kingdome the righteousnes thereof c. Mat. 6. No seed sovven there can be no harvest no vvord vvhich is the immortall seed there can be no begetting to God If vve haue the vvord vvith vs first hee will impugne it by suggestions thus Ob. Hovv canst thou tell this is the vvord of God it is not his vvord Ans Ans We must remooue these things vvhich are sparkes of Atheisme in vs First by taking to heart the grosse Atheisme and vnbeleefe of our hearts and seeking to be purged of it Secondly by crying for the eye salue of the spirit of illumination Thirdly by obeying that wee knowe which doth open the door of the heart wide for the holy Ghost to enter which doth ascertain euery thing Secondly from want of effect in vs. Hee wil make light of it Obiect Ob. 2 Men say Men say this is so effectuall so comfortable but what sweetnes what power what terrour doest thou finde in the promises or threatnings of it And who are worse then they that liue vnder it Ans Ans We must distinguish from that the word doth of it owne nature and that which the corruption of men workes taking occasion by the word Againe the Physitions intemperancy will not make the prescript of dyet lesse regarded But for our owne want of feeling wee must know when we are so it is not for any lack in the word but thorough our owne default when the tongue is in losse of taste through choler giue it neuer so good meate and drinkes all is bitter yet it is not in the meates but in the taste Ob. 3 Thirdly the Diuell doth by multiplicities of interpretation make som call the word in question Answ Ans Diuersity of glosse doth not take away the vniforme meaning of the Text and certainty of knowledge in it If twenty foure Lawyers should demurre vpon some case though they had twelue diuers interpretations it doth not take away certainty in the Lawe Againe this is a rotten bleat not of Christs sheep How should we knowe the meaning of the Scriptures Ioh. 10. His sheepe heare his voyce God hath promised we shal be all taught of him Ob. 4 Fourthly the Diuell will steale away the word from vs for hee is light fingred Mat. 13.19 Then commeth the euill one catcheth c. There is an example in the Apostles out of whose hearts hee did steale the word of Christs resurrection so plainely foretolde them And wee see in Sermons some remember not two sentences at the end of the week not one cares businesses pleasures c. against which we must be armd with remembring of Christs admonition Luk. 8 18 Take heede how yee heare It is dangerous meddling with edge-tools Blessed are those that heare the word of God and keepe it Heb. 15 To day if yee wil heare his voyce c. The danger of not keeping the word and bringing forth fruit is set forth by the ground drinking in the showers fruitlesse which is neare vnto cursing Heb. 6.8 And to this purpose marke the fourth thing How wee may doe that the word may be held of vs. Wee must aboue all things keepe our hearts for they are the vessels in which the word must be stored if the vessell leak or be not sweet the liquor runneth out or smelleth of the caske If the heart bee vnbeleeuing giuen to lust couetousnesse voluptuousnesse the word will runne out or be smothred or peruerted Therefore Dauid prayeth Encline my heart to thy testimonies and not to couetousnesse these two cannot stand together Secondly wee must labour to see how precious the word is Psal 119 103. Dauid found it more sweet thē the hony combe more precious then golde or siluer therefore hee held it so constantly I am like a bottle in the smoake yet I forget not thy commandements Thirdly wee must cry to God to giue vs that faithfull remembrancer the which may call things wee knowe to our minde in the time of our need Ioh. 14.26 It is sayd whē the Apostles receiued the Spirit then they remembred c. Without the helpe of Gods spirit wee should bee like Agar ready to die for thirst though the fountaine were by vs. Fourthly vve must lay vppe● the word safe as we coffer iewels to which three things are necessarie First musing considering within our selues of it Luke 2.19 Mary kept all these sayings and pondred them in her heart Secondly speaking of it Deuter. 6.7 And thou shalt reherse them continually vnto thy children not that vve must talk lightly vvith hearts vntuned but either with hearts prepared or else with a holy purpose to provoke our dull hearts by the words of our mouths for though words com from the heart yet they helpe the grace in the heart as apparel is first warmed by the body afterwards giueth and fostereth heat in the body such holy communication will make vs ready in the knowledge of it Thirdly one that will haue it sure must not only knowe it and haue it in his memory for if hee goe no further it vvill putrefie com to nothing but must affect it that vvee may say so loue I thy statutes 2. Thess Because they receiued not the truth in loue therefore they did not hould to it Psal 119.122 I reioiced at thy testimonies as if I had found great spoils Doct. Now the things to bee marked are two First that all of vs

Faith therefore is called our victory 1. Iohn 5.4 This is the victory that ouercometh the world euen our faith Now then to consider of the seuerall parts as they be in order First he saith Stand beeing girded about with the girdle of truth For the maner of proceeding before we proceed to the doctrines and word of exhortation we will seek out foure things first what is meant by euery one secondly what is the vse of it thirdly how the diuell doth labour to disarme vs of it fourthly how we may hold our owne against him The girdle of truth then cometh first Now truth somtime signifieth the doctrine of truth Iohn 17.17 But that it cannot heere signifie the sword of the spirit beeing thus to bee considered Truth therefore heere is soundnesse which is alwaies accompanied with constancie For which cause the Hebrewes doe in one word signifie both For the second this girdle hath three vses First it doth adorn vs for this was the vse of the Studded belt which the souldiers did weare to hide the gaping ioynts of their armour which would haue been vnseemely and nothing doth adorne a soule more then vprightnesse as our Sauiour commending Nathanael gaue out this speech of him Beholde a true Israelite in whom there is no guile Iohn 1.47 Secondly a girdle doth tie other cloathes about vs close to vs which otherwise the winde would blowe about and would hang but loose vpon vs so this girdle of truth doth containe and holde together all other graces wherewith the soule is arrayed and without truth to keepe them together in time all of them are borne away with winds of temptation Mat. 13.20.21 That grace that was not knit together with honesty of heart came to nothing in the end as appears in the Parable Thirdly a girdle trussing vp the loynes of a man moderately doth strengthen a man whence is the exhortation so often vsed of girding vp the loynes so this grace addeth great strength to the inner man as wee may see in Iob who when God seemed and men did fight against him when heauen earth seemed to conspire against him yet this did stick by him Chap. 27.5 Vntill I die I will neuer take away mine innocency from my selfe Now the works of it are exercised in our daily course or in the evill times of greater exercise then ordinary Dayly it doth make vs strike at the roots of hypocrisie we discerne in vs and resist the temptations of the Diuell which tend to make vs corrupt our actiōs in their end or manner of pe●formance but especially it doth strengthen vs in the euil time whē the Diuell shall bee ready to bear vs down that we haue been but hypocrites Now for the third thing The Didoth by foure meanes especially seeks to wipe vs of this girdle He will from the example of others Ob. reason thus Such such as Iudas haue had greater things then you and gone further then you yet they were but hypocrites How canst thou tell is it otherwise with thee Many first are last c. Answ Wee must auoide this obiection Ans by learning to distinguish true constant grace from fained and and temporary which is fitly done by these two differences First the wicked haue streames of graces often but they haue no communion with Christ as the godly haue and therefore their graces wither when heate commeth Ephes 3.17 It is a true liuing faith that maketh Christ to dwell in the heart and this is the cause why our grace lasteth as wee finde by dayly experience ebbes And this water runneth exceedng lowe yet hauing the well-head in vs and renewing our faith on him the quickning Spirit riuers doe afresh runne out of our bellies and the current of grace as high as before The temporiser though he haue a streame of grace yet wanting the foūtain to feed it it must needs dry away as those streames or ponds which haue no spring nor head of water to maintaine them cannot continue Secondly these hypocrites receiue the grace they haue retayning some notorious sinne or course in lesser euils wherein they hate reformation as Herod Mat. 8. Now this maketh grace it cannot be held with them For as a stomack ill affected thorough choler though neuer so wholesom meats bee receiued into it yet it cannot holde them but is prouoked to cast so where there is this obstruction of the soule the wilfull loue of any sinfull course whatsoeuer grace is receiued into the heart it will not let it rest but maketh the soule cast it vp vpon all occasions Secondly the Diuell will from our vnsound performance of duties thus reason against vs Ob. 2 Thou knowest thou hast often looked more at man then God and hast propoūded indirect means when thou shouldest haue eyed his glory onely therefore thou hast not this truth Answ Ans We must distinguish of hypocrisie as of other sinnes for as sinne is raigning or not so is hypocrisie Now there may be this not raigning hypocrisie in the hearts and consciences of Gods people Dauid Psal 31. when hee said Blessed is hee in whose spirit there is no guile did take him selfe tardy in this evill and Bradford with other of those most holy Martyrs doe much seeke pardon of hypocrisie and carnall gospelling but no sinne that raigneth not must discourage vs. Quest How may we know it raigneth not Answ Answ If we haue purpose against it Secondly if we haue griefe for it Thirdly if we seeke for strength against it Ob. Thirdly the Diuell will through crosses wee beare and from the preiudicate opinion of other men beare vs downe that vvee are not sound hearted Answ Ans The book of Iob is but a canuase about this where it is determined that no calamities can proue a man an hypocrite nor no opinion of men though wise and holy The selfe same thing befalleth him that sweareth and him that feareth an oath Eccl s 9 1 2. La●tly the Diuell will labour to foist in this leauen of hypocrisie in our dayly course that thus by little little hee may picke this good se●d of righteousnesse out of our hearts Here our resistance is to holde vs to our owne and pray to God to rebuke him And this way is made for the fourth question How we may keepe this truth First by considering the woefull curse that belongeth to the contrary For God detesteth nothing so as hypocrisie and abhorreth those duties that are not done to him in soundnesse 2. The blessednesse of it Blessed is hee whose heart is vpright Psal 119. it is the delight of God and hither belong all the vses aboue named 3. In our cōmon daily duties to labour this 1. To performe them with our heart 2. As in the sight of God 3. To his glorie for this will make the grace of truth to be deepely rooted in vs. Now thē for the Doctrin Doct. and Vse this is it that wee are taught That we must get vprightnesse of