Belt of Truth

Full Eph 6:14, Isa 11:5. The Roman cingulum militare (soldier's belt, badge of status) held the tunic for movement and supported the dagger. OT echo: Isa 11:5, "righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist, and faithfulness the girdle of his loins" (ASV; the Branch, Isa 11:1–5). Truth as integrity-of-grounding. For further study: William Gurnall's classic The Christian in Complete Armour (1655–1662, PD) works this piece at length.