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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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§. Sect. 11 1Thirdly, that hereby he might make way for the manifestation of his power in our weakness and imperfections. If we were perfectly righteous and endued with all grace, it were no wonder if we should withstand Satan's temptations and get the upper hand in the spiritual combat; but seeing we are of our selves sinful, exceeding weak and full of all imperfections, hereby is the infinite power of God manifested, in that we are notwithstanding enabled, to withstand Satan and all the power of hell which oppose themselves against us, seeing nothing else could uphold such feeble weakness against such puissant might. Of this the Apostle speaketh 2. Cor. 12.8, 9:2 for having oftentimes besought the Lord to be freed from the corruptions of his flesh, he receiveth this answer, that Gods grace was sufficient for him, and that his power was made perfect through weakness.
§. Sect. 11 1Thirdly, that hereby he might make way for the manifestation of his power in our weaknesse and imperfections. If wee were perfectly righteous and indued with all grace, it were no wonder if wee should withstand Sathans temptations and get the vpper hand in the spirituall combat; but seeing we are of our selues sinfull, exceeding weake and full of all imperfections, hereby is the infinite power of God manifested, in that we are notwithstanding enabled, to withstand Sathan and all the power of hell which oppose themselues against vs, seeing nothing els could vpholde such feeble weaknesse against such puissant might. Of this the Apostle speaketh 2. Cor. 12.8, 9:2 for hauing oftentimes besought the Lord to bee freed from the corruptions of his flesh, he receiueth this answere, that Gods grace was sufficient for him, and that his power was made perfect through weaknesse.
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