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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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CHAP. IIII. Satan's temptations, whereby he laboureth to entice us to commit sin, answered.
CHAP. IIII. Sathans temptations, whereby he laboureth to intice vs to commit sinne, answered.
§. Sect. 1 And so much for the doctrine of sanctification,1 the right understanding whereof serveth much for the answering of all contrary cavils and objections, which are suggested into our minds by our spiritual enemies. Now, having showed the trueth of this doctrine, let us in the next place propound Satan's temptations, which he commonly useth to hinder this work of sanctification: to the end that the weak christian may be the better enabled to answer them in the day of trial.
§. Sect. 1 ANd so much for the doctrine of sanctification,1 the right vnderstanding wherof serueth much for the answering of all contrarie cauils and obiections, which are suggested into our mindes by our spirituall enemies. Now, hauing shewed the trueth of this doctrine, let vs in the next place propound Sathans temptations, which he commonly vseth to hinder this worke of sanctification: to the end that the weake christian may bee the better inabled to answere them in the day of triall.
- 1Of the kinds of Sathans temptations whereby he indeavoreth to hinder our sanctification.Of the kinds of Sathans temptations whereby he indeauoreth to hinder our sanctification.