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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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CHAP. IIII. Of the malice of our spiritual enemy Satan.
CHAP. IIII. Of the malice of our spirituall enemie Sathan.
§. Sect. 1 And so much concerning the reasons which may encourage us to undertake this combat; now we are to speak of the spiritual warfare it self, wherein (as in all other wars) we are to consider of our preparation to the conflict, and the conflict it self. In our preparation we are first to consider of the state, quality, and condition of our enemies, and of our means how we may withstand and overcome them.
§. Sect. 1 ANd so much concerning the reasons which may encourage vs to vndertake this combat; now we are to speake of the spirituall warfare it self, wherein (as in all other warres) we are to consider of our preparation to the conflict, and the conflict it selfe. In our preparation we are first to consider of the state, qualitie, and condition of our enemies, and of our meanes how we may withstand and ouercome them.
Concerning the first, in an enemy who proclaimeth war against us we are to consider two things: first of his will, and secondly of his power. For if he have will to hurt us and no power, he is not to be greatly regarded; if power and no malicious and unreconcilable will, he is not so much to be feared, but if his power be great and puissant, and his will malicious, then is it time to look about us, and to muster all our forces, that we may be ready to endure the encounter.