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The Christian warfare wherein is first generally showed the malice, power and politic stratagems…The Christian warfare wherein is first generally shewed the malice, power and politike stratagems…
The Christian warfare wherein is first generally showed the malice, power and politic stratagems of the spiritual enemies of our salvation, Satan and his assistants the world and the flesh, with the means also whereby the Christian may withstand and defeat them : and afterwards more specially their particular temptations, against the several causes and means of our salvation, whereby on the one side they allure us to security and presumption, and on the other side, draw us to doubting and desperation, are expressed and answered : written especially for their sakes who are exercised in the spiritual conflict of temptations, and are afflicted in conscience in the sight and sense of their sins / by I. Downame ...The Christian warfare wherein is first generally shewed the malice, power and politike stratagems of the spirituall ennemies of our saluation, Sathan and his assistants the world and the flesh, with the meanes also whereby the Christian may vvithstand and defeate them : and afterwards more speciallie their particvlar temptatiions, against the seuerall causes and meanes of our saluation, whereby on the one side they allure vs to security and presumption, and on the other side, draw vs to doubting and desperation, are expressed and answered : written especially for their sakes who are exercised in the spirituall conflict of temptations, and are afflicted in conscience in the sight and sense of their sinnes / by I. Dovvname ...
London: printed for Cuthbert Burby, 1604
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
10.17.1 Lord thou hast heard the desire of the poor: thou preparest their heart and bendest thine ear unto them. And therefore if in the middest of our afflictions and grievous tentations, we can cry out with the Prophet David, Psalm. 38.9. Lord I pour my whole desire before thee, 2and my sighing is not hid from thee. We may be assured how miserable soever we are in our own sense and feeling, that we are in the state of grace, and shall have our desires satisfied, for he that hath begun this good work in us, 3will also in his good time finish and perfect it. as the Apostle speaketh. Phil. 1.6.
10.17.1 Lord thou hast heard the desire of the poore: thou preparest their heart and bendest thine eare vnto them. And therefore if in the middest of our afflictions and grieuous tentations, wee can crie out with the Prophet Dauid, Psalm. 38.9. Lord I powre my whole desire before thee, 2and my sighing is not hid from thee. We may be assured how miserable soeuer wee are in our owne sense and feeling, that wee are in the state of grace, and shall haue our desires satisfied, for he that hath begunne this good worke in vs, 3will also in his good time finish and perfect it. as the Apostle speaketh. Phil. 1.6.