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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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Whosoever therefore resolve to be Gods servants, must make account to be his soldiers also; and whilst with Nehemiah followers, with one hand they perform the works of their callings and Christianity, they must •••th the other hand hold their weapons to repel th•• […]ll enemies, who continually labour to hinder the L•• […]ings: for no sooner do we become friends to God, […]ently Satan assaulteth us as his enemies; no sooner do we receive the Lords press money and set foot into his camp, but Satan advanceth against us his flags of defiance, labouring both by secret treachery, and outward force, to supplant and overcome us.
Whosoeuer therefore resolue to be Gods seruants, must make account to be his souldiers also; and whilest with Nehemias followers, with one hand they perfourme the workes of their callings and Christianitie, they must •••th the other hand hold their weapons to repell th•• 〈…〉ll enemies, who continually labour to hinder the L•• 〈…〉ings: for no sooner doe we become friends to God, 〈…〉ently Sathan assaulteth vs as his enemies; no sooner doe we receiue the Lords presse money and set foote into his campe, but Sathan aduanceth against vs his flagges of defiance, labouring both by secret treacherie, and outward force, to supplant and ouercome vs.
§. Sect. 2 Here therefore is instruction for secure worldlings,1 and consolation and encouragement for Gods children. Worldly men in steed of fighting the Lords battles, spend their time in chambering and wantonness, in lusts and uncleanness, in Music and dalliance, in surfeiting and all voluptuousness, in covetousness and idleness, as though there were no enemy to assault them, and as if Satan were some meek lamb and not a roaring lion ready to devour them; so that good Moses coming near them cannot hear the noise of them that have the victory, nor the noise of them that are overcome, but the noise of singing and merriment,