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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.
Neither doth repentance go before, but followeth the committing of sin; so that unless thou first sin, thou hast no cause of repentance nor need to repent.
Neither doth repentance goe before, but followeth the committing of sinne; so that vnlesse thou first sinne, thou hast no cause of repentance nor neede to repent.
§. Sect. 3 And these and such like are Satan's baits,1 wherewith he allureth us to entangle our selves in the snares of sin: into which we are more ready to fall through the corruption of the flesh, which naturally loving sin, doth, with the evil motions and desires thereof, further Satan's temptations; and the instigation of the world which pricketh us forward and draweth us on into the steep descending way of wickedness, into which we are ready to run headlong of our own accord; partly alluring us with pleasures, riches and worldly glory, the desired objects of our carnal desires; and partly drawing us with evil examples, first to a liking, and then to the practicing of those sins, which we see committed by others.
§. Sect. 3 And these and such like are Sathans baites,1 wherewith he allureth vs to intangle our selues in the snares of sinne: into which wee are more readie to fall through the corruption of the flesh, which naturally louing sinne, doth, with the euill motions and desires thereof, further Sathans temptations; and the instigation of the world which pricketh vs forward and draweth vs on into the steepe descending way of wickednesse, into which we are readie to runne headlong of our owne accord; partly alluring vs with pleasures, riches and worldly glorie, the desired obiects of our carnall desires; and partly drawing vs with euill examples, first to a liking, and then to the practizing of those sinnes, which we see committed by others.
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