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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. 4 Seeing therefore this is the state of all Gods children,1 let not Satan persuade us that we are not yet sanctified, or that it is lost labour to go forward in this work, because of the great power of our corruptions and small measure of sanctification, which is stained also with manifold imperfections; but rather let the strength of our corruptions redouble our care and diligence that we may subdue them: and considering that there are divers degrees of holiness, let us as soon as we have ascended one step, never rest striving till we have ascended a higher, until at length we come to the top of perfection and the highest step of true holiness; according to the exhortation of the Apostle Apoc. 22.11. He that is righteous let him be righteous still, 2he that is holy let him be holy still, that is, let him continue and daily increase in righteousness and holiness.
§. Sect. 4 Seeing therefore this is the state of all Gods children,1 let not Sathan perswade vs that wee are not yet sanctified, or that it is lost labour to goe forward in this worke, because of the great power of our corruptions and small measure of sanctification, which is stained also with manifold imperfections; but rather let the strength of our corruptions redouble our care and diligence that wee may subdue them: and considering that there are diuers degrees of holinesse, let vs as soone as wee haue ascended one step, neuer rest striuing till we haue ascended a higher, vntill at length we come to the top of perfection and the highest step of true holinesse; according to the exhortation of the Apostle Apoc. 22.11. He that is righteous let him be righteous still, 2he that is holy let him be holy still, that is, let him continue and daily increase in righteousnesse and holinesse.
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