The Christian in Complete Armour: Or, A Treatise on the Saints' War with the Devil, 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, from Whence the Christian is Furnished with Spiritual Arms for the Battle, Assisted in Buckling on His Armour, and Taught the Use of His Weapons, Together with the Happy Issue of the Whole War

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T. Tegg, 1845 - Bible - 827 pages
 

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Sheweth that the armour we use for our defence against Satan
33
XVI
36
Of the use of our spiritual armour or the exercise of grace
40
VII
45
II
48
This point of Satans subtlety as a tempter to sin is briefly
54
VI
61
VIII
68
XVII
69
An account is given how the allwise God doth outwit
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XVIII
83
Wherein is shewed what is meant by flesh and blood how
84
XI
89
Of the great power Satan hath not only over the elementary
97
Of the time when the place where and the subjects whom Satan
103
XII
107
XIII
126
Of Satans plot to defile the Christians spirit with heartsins
129
Of pride of gifts and how Satan tempts the Christian thereto
135
Of pride of grace
141
The third kind of spiritual pride viz pride of privileges
148
XIV
156
An exhortation to the pursuit of heaven and heavenly things
158
The best of saints subject to decline in their graces and why
165
VII
178
A word of counsel to those who live in praying families
182
Wherein is briefly shewed the necessity of resisting Satans
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XVI
201
HAVING YOUR LOINS GIRT ABOUT WITH TRUTH Ver 14
207
XVIII
213
A direction or two for the girding of truth close to us in the pro
220
truth of heart or sincerity with
226
An account why sincerity covers the saints uncomeliness
236
Where all are stirred up to put themselves upon the trial
246
Four characters of truth of heart or sincerity
254
A word of direction to those who upon trial are found unsound
261
Counsel and comfort to those who are sincere but drooping
272
Of a recovering strength that sincerity hath and whence
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XIX
288
II
294
PAGE
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A third instance wherein the power of holiness must appear
312
Of exercising the power of holiness in our carriage to
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Wherein the first policy or stratagem of Satan is defeated which
327
Wherein is defeated the third stratagem Satan useth to disarm
333
An exhortation to the saints in three branches
340
VI
365
VIII
370
A reproof to three sorts of persons that offend against this peace
379
XI
385
Wherein is shewn the difference between the peace that is among
392
The duty of a Christian to stand shod with a heart prepared
401
The second reason of the point taken from the excellency of this
407
Six directions for the helping on of this Spiritual shoe
413
ABOVE ALL TAKING THE SHIELD OF FAITH WHEREBY YE SHALL BE ABLE
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particulars
431
Sheweth unbelief to have the precedency among sins as faith
439
V
523
XIII
541
Wherein is contained six directions how the Christian may
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Two notes observed in general from the words and briefly
559
The Divinity of the Scriptures demonstrated from the prophetic
565
The property of the word to awaken and terrify the conscience
571
XIII
577
Against the same Church of Rome for imputing insufficiency
586
Directions to the Christian how to make use of the sword of
599
Some Scripture answers fitted to the common arguments of
607
XXVIII
613
II
623
Prayers prevalency with God the third reason given
629
tian from the duty of prayer
635
XVIII
645
The second importance of praying in all conditions
671
An exhortation to the frequent use of
677
An exhortation to the saints to keep up secret prayer
683
Examination of the end we propound in this duty
709
Directions to be observed in and after the duty L
713
A fourfold similitude to be observed in prayer
716
Of deprecatory prayer
720
How to deprecate the defiling power of
722
How to deprecate the evil of suffering
725
Of imprecatory prayer and how to be performed
728
Of gratulatory prayer
731
Four directions how to frame our thanksgivings
733
Four more rules to be observed in the duty
735
The two last directions in the duty of thanksgiving
737
A reproof to the ungrateful world
740
An exhortation to thankfulness
741
IN THE SPIRIT Ver 18
743
Fervency necessary in order to pray in the spirit
745
IV
746
Contains a third reason of the point
747
Some arguments to enkindle our zeal in prayer
748
Something by way of help to raise our affections in prayer
750
Sincerity required to pray with our spirit
751
Rules for trial of the sincerity of our hearts in prayer
752
The acceptable prayer is that which is in the spirit
754
The assistance the Holy Ghost gives a saint in prayer
756
A reproof to those that make a mock of having the Spirit
757
An exhortation to those that want the Spirit of grace
759
An exhortation to the saints not to grieve the Spirit XI XII XIII
761
AND WATCHING THEREUNTO Ver 18
762
Shews wherein the duty of watching in prayer lies
764
Wherein the Christians watch is set for him about prayer
766
With all perseverance XVI XVII 743 743
769
AND SUPPLICATION FOR ALL SAINTS Ver 18
776
Of the public spirit that should breathe in our prayers for others
777
In praying for others we should principally pray for saints
780
The application of the point Shews that all saints are the subject of our prayers XXII The application of the point 780
782
AND FOR ME THAT UTTERANCE MAY BE GIVEN UNTO ME THAT I MAY OPEN MY MOUTH BOLDLY TO MAKE KNOWN THE MYSTE...
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VII
804
An encouragement to faithful ministers
810
XII
817

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