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Resolution must be as the greaves to our legs: And their feet shod with the preparation of the gospel of peace, v. 15.

The preparation of the gospel of peace signifies a prepared and resolved frame of heart, to adhere to the gospel and abide by it, which will enable us to walk with a steady pace in the way of Christ, notwithstanding the difficulties and dangers that may be in it.

It is called the gospel of peace because it brings all sorts of peace, peace with God, with ourselves, and with one another.

It may also be meant of that which prepares for the entertainment of the gospel, namely, repentance.

With this our feet must be shod: for by living a life of repentance we are armed against temptations to sin, and the designs of our great enemy.

[4.] Faith must be our shield: Above all, or chiefly, taking the shield of faith, v. 16. with the shield we turn every way.

a shield, a sort of universal defence.

[5.] Salvation must be our helmet (v. 17); The helmet secures the mind.

[6.] The word of God is the sword of the Spirit.

Scripture-arguments are the most powerful arguments to repel temptation with.

Christ himself resisted Satan’s temptations with, It is written, . This, being hid in the heart, will preserve from sin , and will mortify and kill those lusts and corruptions that are latent there.

[7.] Prayer must buckle on all the other parts of our Christian armour, v. 18.

We must join prayer with all these graces, for our defence against these spiritual enemies, imploring help and assistance of God, we should keep up constant times of prayer, and be constant to them.

We must pray upon all occasions, and as often as our own and others’ necessities call us to it.

We must pray with all prayer and supplication, with all kinds of prayer: public, private, and secret, social and solitary, solemn and sudden;

*** He is not just fighting the covered areas but he is fighting for the uncovered parts of your life-shield of faith.

Rom 4:13-16

13 For the promise, that he should be the heir of the world, was not to Abraham, or to his seed, through the law, but through the righteousness of faith.

14 For if they which are of the law be heirs, faith is made void, and the promise made of none effect:

15 Because the law worketh wrath: for where no law is, there is no transgression.

16 Therefore it is of faith, that it might be by grace; to the end the promise might be sure to all the seed; not to that only which is of the law, but to that also which is of the faith of Abraham; who is the father of us all,

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Rom 4:20-25

20 He staggered not at the promise of God through unbelief; but was strong in faith, giving glory to God;

21 And being fully persuaded that, what he had promised, he was able also to perform.

22 And therefore it was imputed to him for righteousness.

23 Now it was not written for his sake alone, that it was imputed to him;

24 But for us also, to whom it shall be imputed, if we believe on him that raised up Jesus our Lord from the dead;

25 Who was delivered for our offences, and was raised again for our justification.