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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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so it will not avail us to fortify some parts against the power of sin, and to leave others weak and naked, nor to guard some of the outward passages of the senses, and neglecting some other, suffer them to lie as an open entrance to let in ⟨p. 601⟩our spiritual enemies, for so they will easily surprise us, and lead us captive unto sin; but if we would be in any safety in this strait siege, we must set a strong guard, and a careful watch, over every part and faculty of our bodies and souls.
so it will not auaile vs to fortifie some parts against the power of sinne, and to leaue others weake and naked, nor to garde some of the outward passages of the senses, and neglecting some other, suffer them to lie as an open entrance to let in ⟨p. 601⟩our spirituall enemies, for so they will easily surprise vs, and leade vs captiue vnto sinne; but if we would be in any safetie in this strait siege, we must set a strong garde, and a carefull watch, ouer euery part and facultie of our bodies and soules.
§. Sect. 3 The object of our sanctification about which it is exercised,1 is sin and corruption, and holiness and righteousness, that we may fly the one and embrace the other, mortify the flesh and the lusts thereof, and be quickened in the spirit that we may be conformable in all holy obedience unto the law of God, avoiding that which he hath forbidden, and labouring to perform that which he hath commanded.
§. Sect. 3 The obiect of our sanctification about which it is exercised,1 is sinne and corruption, and holinesse and righteousnesse, that we may flie the one and imbrace the other, mortifie the flesh and the lusts thereof, and be quickned in the spirit that we may be conformable in all holy obedience vnto the law of God, auoyding that which he hath forbidden, and labouring to performe that which hee hath commaunded.