The Christian in Complete Armour - Gurnall - XXX - Direction Sixth concluded

Required reading
The Christian in Complete Armour by William Gurnall (Available from Amazon or free here) - Read the Application of Direction Sixth.

My summary

Today we finish Direction Sixth: 'and having on the breastplate of righteousness'.

Because of the breastplate of righteousness, Gurnall:

(i) encourages us to maintain the power holiness as it is possible to do so;

(ii) rebukes several sorts of persons;

(iii) exhorts the saints to bless God, keep their breastplate on, and be humble when they are holy.

What grabbed me

I was helped by the instruction to meditate upon God's holiness instead of my holiness or that of others: '(1.) Often meditate on the infinite holiness of God. When men stand high their heads do not grow dizzy till they look down. When men look down upon those that are worse than themselves, or less holy than themselves, then their heads turn round. Looking up would cure this disease. The most holy men, when once they have fixed their eyes a while upon God's holiness, and then looked upon themselves, they have been quite out of love with themselves, and could see nothing but unholiness in themselves.'

If you are to be holy as God is holy you must look at his holiness!

Next week's reading
Read the First General Part of Direction Seventh.

Now it's your turn
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