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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. 12 1Fourthly, hereby the Lord continually putteth us in mind of his mercy and manifold benefits, to the end that we daily tasting of them, may also daily return unto him thanks and praise. If he should at once free us from sin, and indue us with a full measure of grace and perfect righteousness, we would soon be forgetful of his abundant mercies, and this forgetfulness would work in us unthankfulness, and this unthankfulness would make us neglect his worship and service. And therefore he doth not at once enrich us, but lets us ⟨p. 633⟩continue in our poverty, that so we may continually depend upon him: and like a wise householder he doth not suddenly advance us to our highest preferments, for then we would leave his service and betake us to our ease and pleasure; but he bestoweth his benefits by little and little, and so keeping us still in expectation of receiving more, he retaineth us still in his service, and every day increasing his bounty, he putteth also into our mouths new songs of thanksgiving, and giveth us daily new occasion of praising his magnificence.
§. Sect. 12 1Fourthly, hereby the Lord continually putteth vs in mind of his mercie and manifold benefits, to the end that we daily tasting of them, may also daily returne vnto him thanks and praise. If he should at once free vs from sinne, and indue vs with a full measure of grace and perfect righteousnesse, wee would soone be forgetfull of his abundant mercies, and this forgetfulnesse would worke in vs vnthankfulnesse, and this vnthankfulnesse would make vs neglect his worship and seruice. And therefore he doth not at once inrich vs, but lets vs ⟨p. 633⟩continue in our pouerty, that so we may continually depend vpon him: and like a wise housholder hee doth not suddenly aduance vs to our highest preferments, for then wee would leaue his seruice and betake vs to our ease and pleasure; but he bestoweth his benefits by little and little, and so keeping vs still in expectation of receiuing more, he retaineth vs still in his seruice, and euery day increasing his bountie, hee putteth also into our mouthes new songs of thanksgiuing, and giueth vs daily new occasion of praising his magnificence.