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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 thus our subtle enemy Sinon-like enticeth us with deceiving allurements, even with our own hands to break down the wall of our defence, and to make an open passage for whole troupes of sins to enter and surprise us, whilst we (overcome with a false joy) glut and make our selves drunk with the cup of voluptuous pleasures, and lie snorting in the dead sleep of carnal security, not so much as once dreaming of our approaching ruin and destruction.
And thus our fubtill enemie Sinon-like inticeth vs with deceiuing allurements, euen with our owne hands to breake downe the wall of our defence, and to make an open passage for whole troupes of sinnes to enter and furprize vs, whilest we (ouercome with a false ioy) glut and make our selues drunke with the cup of voluptuous pleasures, and lie snorting in the dead sleepe of carnall securitie, not so much as once dreaming of our approching ruine and destruction.
§. Sect. 4 And hereof he hath the name of tempter given him, yea he is not only called a tempter,, [Greek or Hebrew] the tempter, 1because he is a tempter of tempters, and as it were a tempter by profession, Matth. 4.2. 1. Thess. 3.5.
§. Sect. 4 And hereof he hath the name of tempter giuen him, yea he is not onely called a tempter,, 〈non-Latin alphabet〉 the tempter, 1because he is a tempter of tempters, and as it were a tempter by profession, Matth. 4.2. 1. Thess. 3.5.