William Gurnall — The Christian in Complete Armour

Satan with all his wits and wiles, shall never vanquish a soul armed with true grace; nay, he that hath this armour of God on shall vanquish him. Look

The Christian who seems to be so overmatched, is yet so unconquerable, II Cor. 12:9; James 5:11.

False faith, indeed, once foiled, seldom comes on again; but true faith riseth and fights more valiantly, as we see in Peter and other Scripture examples. Temptation

And here is all the devil gets; instead of destroying his faith which he aims at, he is the occasion of the refining of it, and thereby adding to its strength.

Too many read a chapter or two in the Bible, then for lack of interest put it down for weeks at a time and never look at it. Bernard compares the study of the Word and the mere reading of it to the difference between a c…

His subject thou art whom thou crownest in thy heart, and not whom thou flatterest with thy lips.