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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.
So also they knew not that being dead he should rise again the third day as the Evangelist showeth Mar. 9.32.1 And when they heard thereof by the women they thought it a feigned thing as it is Luk. 24.11.2 They were ignorant also of his ascension as appeareth. Joh. 13.36. and 14.5. and of his kingdom, for they dreamed of an earthly kingdom, and of worldly preferments which they were to have by him, as we may see. Act. 1.6. Mar. 10.37. By all which it plainly appeareth that though the Apostles were endued with a true faith, yet their faith was exceeding weak and small, as also it is most evident in that reprehension used by our saviour when they were in some appearance of danger.3 Matth. 8.26. wherefore are ye fearful o ye of little faith.
So also they knew not that beeing dead he should rise againe the third day as the Euangelist sheweth Mar. 9.32.1 And when they heard thereof by the women they thought it a fained thinge as it is Luk. 24.11.2 They were ignorant also of his ascension as appeareth.