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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.
1The second means to strengthen our faith is diligently to read and mediate in Gods word especially the Gospel, wherein is contained those sweet and gracious promises which are made in definitely unto all who repent of their sins, and believe in Jesus Christ, resting and relying upon him alone for their salvation. And to this purpose our Saviour willeth the Jews to search the Scriptures, 2because they are they which testify of him. Joh. 5.39. And hereby David saith that he was comforted in his troubles & even quickened when he was dead, Psal. 119.50.3
1The second meanes to strengthen our faith is diligently to read and mediate in Gods word especially the Gospell, wherein is contained those sweete and gratious promisses which are made in definitely vnto all who repent of their sins, and beleeue in Iesus Christ, resting and relying vpō him alone for their saluation. And to this purpose our Sauiour willeth the Iewes to search the Scriptures, 2because they are they which testifie of him. Ioh. 5.39. And hereby Dauid saith that hee was comforted in his troubles & euen quickned when he was dead, Psal. 119.50.3