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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.
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 Now who would not be most careful to keep himself out of the paws of such a ravenous beast? or if he were encountered by him, who would not resist him if he had any hope of victory?
But for as much as the most sauage man hath some reliques of humanitie left in him, therefore the holie Ghost compareth him to beasts, that wee may expect nothing from him but brutish crueltie; as first to a lion, yea a lion roring after his pray, who is so hungrie and rauenous, that he desireth nothing more then to seaze vpon that which he pursueth, 1. Pet. 5.8.1 Now who would not be most carefull to keepe himselfe out of the pawes of such a rauenous beast? or if hee were incountred by him, who would not resist him if hee had any hope of victorie?
But in truth Satan is far more cruel then the roaring lion, who (if we may give credit to histories) spareth those that fall down flat before him; whereas if he should get us at such advantage, he would proudly trample us under foot, and make us sure for ever rising; and therefore least we should look for any mercy at his hands by submission, the holy Ghost calleth him the great red dragon, 1