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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 first means to preserve us from desperation is to call continually unto our remembrance that the promises of the gospel are general and indefinite, excluding none how unworthy and sinful soever they be, if they do not exclude themselves through their own infidelity;2 So Mat. 11.28. our Saviour calleth all humbled and repentant sinners without exception, saying, Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden and I will ease you. 3and Joh. 3.16. God so loved the ⟨p. 542⟩world that he sent his only beloved son, that as many as believe in him should not perish but have everlasting life. 4So Matth. 9.13. our Saviour saith that he came not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance; either then refuse the name of repentant sinner or acknowledge that he came to save thee. and Joh. 6.40. our saviour saith that it is his fathers will who sent him that every man who believeth in him should have everlasting l fe. Seeing therefore God taketh no exception, nor excludeth any let us not exclude our selves through our want of faith and infidelity.
1The first meanes to preserue vs from desperation is to cal continually vnto our remembrance that the promisses of the gospell are generall and indefinite, excluding none how vnworthie and sinnefull soeuer they be, if they doe not exclude themselues through their owne infidelitie;2 So