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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
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nay rather now I will break of my sins by unfeigned repentance and turn unto the Lord whom I have offended, assuring my self that his mercies are infinite, and therefore he is ready to forgive, and the merits of Christ a full satisfaction for all my sins though many and heinous, and therefore in him I may boldly challenge forgiveness as a thing of right appertaining to me.
nay rather now I will breake of my sinnes by vnfained repentance and turne vnto the Lord whom I haue offended, assuring my selfe that his mercies are infinite, and therefore he is readie to forgiue, and the merites of Christ a full satisfaction for all my sinnes though many and hainous, and therefore in him I may bouldly chalenge forgiuenesse as a thing of right appertayning to me.
And thus are we to resist Satan's tentations and though we be often foiled yet to rise again, in no case suffering him to pluck out of our hand the shield of faith, though he hath disarmed us of the breast-plate of righteousness; for if once we be deprived of this part of this spiritual armour we shall lie open to all his blows and thrusts, until we be wounded to the very death.
And thus are wee to resist Sathans tentations and though wee be often foyled yet to rise againe, in no case suffring him to plucke out of our hand the shield of faith, though he hath disarmed vs of the brest-plate of righteousnesse; for if once we be depriued of this part of this spirituall armour wee shall lie open to all his blowes and thrusts, vntil we be wounded to the very death.
§. Sect. 5 But most lamentable it is to see the grievous misery of poor humbled sinners whereinto they are brought through the violence of Satan's tentations;1