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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.
§. Sect. 1 And so much concerning the first sort of arguments grounded upon love;1 the second sort whereby we may be withdrawn from committing sin, may be taken from that fear and reverence of God, which ought to be in every one of us: unto which we may be moved by divers effectual reasons. As first by the consideration of Gods all-seeing wisdom, and all-filling presence, whereby he seeth even our most secret thoughts, and is a present witness of all our hidden actions. For this being remembered, who dare in such a glorious presence commit that wickedness, which he knoweth hateful unto him, before whom he committeth it? He is counted an ungracious child, who will wittingly break his fathers commandment even before his face; and he is esteemed a desperate malefactor who dare presumptuously offend against the law in presence of his judge; how then can our ungracious impudency and desperate presumption be excused, who dare offend and sin in the sight and presence of a father so gracious, and of a judge so just?
§. Sect. 1 ANd so much concerning the first sort of arguments grounded vpon loue;1 the second sorte whereby we may be withdrawne from committing sinne, may be taken from that feare and reuerence of God, which ought to be in euery one of vs: vnto which we may be moued by diuers effectuall reasons. As first by the consideration of Gods all-seeing wisedome, and all-filling presence, whereby he seeth euen our most secret thoughts, and is a present witnesse of all our hidden actions. For this being remembred, who dare in such a glorious presence commit that wickednesse, which he knoweth hatefull vnto him, before whom he committeth it? He is counted an vngracious childe, who will wittingly breake his fathers commaundement euen before his face; and he is esteemed a desperat malefactor who dare presumptuously offend against the law in presence of his iudge; how then can our vngracious impudencie and desperate presumption be excused, who dare offend and sinne in the sight and presence of a father so gracious, and of a iudge so iust?
- 1The first reason taken from Gods all-seeing wisdom and all-filling presence.The first reason taken from Gods all-seeing wisedome and all-filling presence.