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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. 3 The third reason to move us to this fight, 1is the honour which will accompany this victory: for if earthly soldiers will purchase honour with the loss of life, which is nothing else but the commendation of the Prince, or applause of the vain people; what hazard should we not undergo in fighting the spiritual combat, seeing our grand Captain the Lord of hosts, & infinite multitudes of blessed Angels look upon us and behold our combat, whose praise and approbation is our chief felicity? What peril should we fear, to obtain a crown of glory which is promised to all that overcome, and to become heirs apparent of Gods kingdom? On the other side, the shame and confusion of face which shall overtake them who cowardly forsake the Lords standard and yield unto Satan, when as they shall not dare to look the Lord in the face whose cause they have betrayed, should ⟨p. 13⟩serve as a strong motive to encourage us to the fight.
§. Sect. 3 The third reason to moue vs to this fight, 1is the honour which will accompanie this victorie: for if earthly souldiers will purchase honour with the losse of life, which is nothing els but the commendation of the Prince, or applause of the vaine people; what hazard should we not vndergo in fighting the spirituall combat, seeing our grand Captaine the Lord of hoasts, & infinite multitudes of blessed Angels look vpon vs and behold our combat, whose praise and approbation is our chiefe felicitie? What peril should we feare, to obtaine a crowne of glorie which is promised to all that ouercome, and to become heires apparant of Gods kingdome? On the other side, the shame and confusion of face which shall ouertake them who cowardly forsake the Lords standerd and yeeld vnto Sathan, when as they shall not dare to looke the Lord in the face whose cause they haue betrayed, should ⟨p. 13⟩serue as a strong motiue to encourage vs to the fight.
- 1The honour that will accompany our victory.