Armor of God

"Oh, what a troublesome passage must every Christian expect in his way to heaven, who is to conflict with armies of these infernal Anakims? How necessary is it that he put on the armor of God to obtain a victory? For in his own might no man can prevail. If Elijah, a prophet of a heroic spirit, complained of his being left alone to contest with the priests of Baal and the idolaters of Israel, so as to grow weary of his life, how apt will the best of men be to faint and sink in the long and sharp forces and powers of darkness if not aided and supported by the strength of Christ? If therefore we would be successful combatants in the spiritual warfare, we must do as David did, who prepared to encounter Goliath by disarming himself of his warlike habiliments, and going forth only in the name of the Lord of Hosts. We must put off all carnal confidence, which will be useless to us as Saul's armor was to David, and be strong only in the Lord, and in the power of His might. This is what will both animate us in the fight and give unto us an assured victory in the issue." William Spurstowe, The Wiles of Satan, p. 28