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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.
It is true indeed that God is long suffering and slow to anger, but if hereby we take occasion to continue in our sins, and do delay our repentance, what do we else but treasure up against our selves wrath against the day of wrath, 1and the declaration of the just judgement of God? It is most certain that God is not easily provoked to wrath and anger, but let not this encourage us to continue in our sins; for if it be once inflamed, it is so fierce and terrible, that with the heat thereof it drieth up the seas; and so powerful ⟨p. 619⟩that he maketh therewith the earth to tremble and the mountains to melt like wax in his presence, and the voice of his fury doth break and rent in sunder the cedars, yea the mighty strong cedars of Libanus, as the scripture speaketh. As therefore fire doth burn more hotly in such solid matter as is long in kindling, then in flax or straw which is soon inflamed, and soon extinguished; so the anger of God is not easily inflamed, but if it be once kindled, it burneth so furiously that nothing will quench it, but the blood of Christ applied by faith, and the streaming tears of unfeigned repentance. Seeing then Gods judgements are so fearful, and his anger so terrible, let us carefully take heed of provoking his wrath against us by our sins,2 for it is a fearful thing to fall into the hands of the living God.
It is true indeede that God is long suffering and slow to anger, but if hereby wee take occasion to continue in our sinnes, and doe delay our repentance, what doe we else but treasure vp against our selues wrath against the day of wrath, 1and the declaration of the iust iudgement of God? It is most certaine that God is not easily prouoked to wrath and anger, but let not this incourage vs to continue in our sinnes; for if it be once inflamed, it is so fierce and terrible, that with the heate thereof it drieth vp the seas; and so powerfull ⟨p. 619⟩that he maketh therewith the earth to tremble and the mountaines to melt like waxe in his presence, and the voyce of his furie doth breake and rent in sunder the ceaders, yea the mightie strong ceaders of Libanus, as the scripture speaketh. As therefore fire doth burne more hotly in such solid matter as is long in kindling, then in flaxe or straw which is soone inflamed, and soone extinguished; so the anger of God is not easily inflamed, but if it be once kindled, it burneth so furiously that nothing will quench it, but the blood of Christ applied by faith, and the streaming teares of vnfained repentance. Seeing then Gods iudgements are so fearefull, and his anger so terrible, let vs carefully take heede of prouoking his wrath against vs by our sinnes,