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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. 2 The second reason to move us to undertake this fight is the profit which will accrue unto us thereby: 1for if the getting of some booty and prize, or the receiving of some trifling pay will move the soldiers of earthly Princes to undergo all dangers, and with wonderful peril of life to fight even at the Cannons mouth; how much more should the stipend of our heavenly king move us to fight this combat how terrible soever it seemeth to flesh and blood? For first that is truly here verified, Pax belli filia, Peace is the daughter of war, neither can we sooner enter the field to fight against these enemies, but presently we shall have peace with God, and soon after the fruit thereof the peace of conscience. Whereas if we betray Gods cause to Satan and our souls to sin, well may we be lulled asleep in carnal security, but we shall never enjoy this peace with God and peace of conscience: for there is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked. Esa. 57. And whosoever have taken this treacherous truce with Satan,2 shall find that he will break it for his best advantage, ⟨p. 12⟩if not in the whole course of their lives, yet at the hour of death when as they shall be able to make no resistance.
§. Sect. 2 The second reason to moue vs to vndertake this fight is the profit which will accrew vnto vs thereby: 1for if the getting of some bootie and prize, or the receiuing of some trifeling pay will moue the souldiers of earthly Princes to vndergoe all daungers, and with wonderfull perill of life to fight euen at the Cannons mouth; how much more should the stipend of our heauenly king moue vs to fight this combat how terrible soeuer it seemeth to flesh and bloud? For first that is truly here verified, Pax belli filia, Peace is the daughter of warre, neither can we sooner enter the field to fight against these enemies, but presently we shall haue peace with God, and soone after the fruite thereof the peace of conscience. Whereas if we betray Gods cause to Sathan and our soules to sinne, well may wee be lulled asleepe in carnall securitie, but we shall neuer enioy this peace with God and peace of conscience: for there is no peace, saith my God, to the wicked.