...and an immortality of consequence. ' And your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace.' The girdle of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, the sword of the Spirit, all would be incomplete without the sandal of preparation. We read in Scripture...

...gentleness, goodness, faith, meekness, and temperance. You will also ' put on the whole armour of God' — the breast-plate of righteousness, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit. You will be sober and vigilant, for your adversary the Devil is crafty and strong. But...

...mind. In conclusion, let us as teachers buckle on afresh the whole Christian armour ; and having on the girdle of truth, the breastplate of righteousness, the shield of faith, and the helmet of salvation, let us be prepared to do battle with the giant Infidelity, and "May God...

...heavenly places, we are exhorted to take the whole armour of God, that wo may stand in the evil day. The girdle of truth, the breastplate of righteousness,...shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, are all indispensable in such a conflict, where the issues of the field are so momentous....

...: he ought to wear a complete suitof armour, being the same specified by St. Paul(Ephes! vi.),— ' The breast-plate of righteousness, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God.' Sometimes he wears the classical armour of a Roman soldier,...

...flesh and blood, but against spiritual wickedness; therefore we are to put on the whole armour of God, the breastplate of righteousness, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and only to use the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. Wherefore "love your enemies, bless...

...Ephesians to the various pieces of armour which composed the panoply of a Roman or Grecian warrior: " the breastplate of righteousness," "the shield of faith," "the helmet of salvation," and "the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God" [vi. 14, 16, 17]. [See AHMOUR-BEARER, ARMY, BATTLE, WAR.]...

...the offered aids of the Holy Spirit? Do I take to myself, for the conflict, the whole armor of God; the girdle of truth, the breastplate of righteousness,...shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God? Do I carry on the contest with earnest prayer and constant...

...Lord's injunction to " watch and pray." Let him seek to array himself in the Apostolic panoply, — the girdle of truth, the breastplate of righteousness,...shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the Word of God. And when the heart is purified by 229 repentance, is made...

...infidelity and unbelief, all misapplied texts, all perverted truths. We are to seek no other weapon. With the breastplate of righteousness, the shield of faith, the helmet of salvation, and this ' sword of the Spirit,' how can we but prevail ? 5. But the sword is for offence too — the Christian...