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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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And least we should think that he is some mild natured enemy who will be satisfied with some small revenge, he is called a murderer and a manslayer, as though this were his profession and occupation. And least we should imagine him to be one lately fallen to this trade, our Saviour telleth us that he hath been so from the beginning,1 so that like an old hangman he is fleshed in blood and cruelty; and therefore seeing we can hope for no mercy at his hands, let us so much the more courageously oppose our selves against him.
And least we should thinke that he is some milde natured enemie who will be satisfied with some small reuenge, he is called a murtherer and a manslayer, as though this were his profession and occupation. And least we should imagine him to be one lately fallen to this trade, our Sauiour telleth vs that he hath been so from the beginning,1 so that like an old hangman he is flesht in bloud and crueltie; and therefore seeing wee can hope for no mercie at his hands, let vs so much the more couragiously oppose our selues against him.
But for as much as the most savage man hath some relics of humanity left in him, therefore the holy Ghost compareth him to beasts, that we may expect nothing from him but brutish cruelty; as first to a lion, yea a lion roaring after his pray, who is so hungry and ravenous, that he desireth nothing more then to seize upon that which he pursueth, 1. Pet. 5.8.1