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What
the
Gor-
ptllof
peaóess.
Y.wke
io..s..
Diom.x
o:
a;.
ä.uk
1.7.9.
§.seata.
4
O
f
tie
preparation .ofthe
Go/yeho
f
peace,
CHAP.XII..
Of
thepreparation
ofthe Go#ef
of
peace.
.
He third part
ofour
Chriflian armour
is,
that
wte
haue
our
feete
(hod
with
the preparation
of
the
Gofpell ofpeace;where
he
alludeth
to
the cuílotne
of
fouldiers
in fortner tirnes,who
going into
the field,firong.
ly
armed
their
legges and
feete
with legge-
harnelfe,.
warms
graues or
buskins,to
preferue
them
from
the
injurie
of
the
weather,the
piercing
of
briars, thornes,.& fuchother
things
as
might hurt
them
in
their
way
as
they marched, and from
the
violence
al(o oftheir-
enemies
blower when they
tverc
incountred
;
for all
which
vies
the Gofpell
feruethin
our
fpi.
rituali
warfare
-:
for-they
whoare
armed
withthe
true know..
ledge thereof,and
are
affured
ofthe
merciful promifes
there;
in contained, they
will
"walke
and
march
valiantly
in
the
waies
ofgodlineife
and
Chriflianitie,
though
they
are ful
of
the
briars and
thornes
ofafihi6tions
and
perfecution; prefer-
ring
the
rebuke
ofChrifl
before,
the
riches
ofEgypt,.becaufé
they haue
an eje
to
the recompense
of
reward, which they
Than
receiue
at
the
end
of
their iournie.
And
this maketh
them little
-to
regard the
foulenelfe and vnpleafantnes
of
the
way, and
though
Satan
trouble them in their march, fet-
ting
vpon
and_affaulting
them;
yet
they
eafily
refill the
furie
of
his
temptations,and-
goe on
forward
in the proffeflion
and
praaife
ofChri.ftianitie,
if
they
be armed
with
the
know-
ledge
of
the Gofpell ofpeace
;
for
it
is
therefore, called
the.
Gofpell
of
peace,
becaufe-
it
bringeth
peace
to
our foules;
not
onelie
as
it
is
the
ambaffage
of
God,:whereby
we
being,
reconciled vnto
God,
haue peace
with
him; from the
affu-
rance
whereof
we haue:thepeace ofeonfcience;
but
alto
be-
caufe
ifwe
be.armed
therewith,we
!hall
obtains
a finall
vi.
&orie
ouer-
our fpirituall enemies, after which fhall
follow
euerlafiing peace, which Mall not.
fo
much as bee difturbed
with
the attempts
of
any
,enemies.
But
it
is not.fufficient
that
weknow
and
beleeue
this
Gof
Pei..