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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.
Otherwise the Scriptures evidently show us, that there is not one alone,1 but many to assault us. Matth. 12.45. One spirit taketh unto him seven more, and they all enter into one man. Mark. 16.9.2 It is said that Christ had cast out of Mary dalen seven, that is, many devils. So Luk. 8.30. there is mention made of a man possessed with an whole legion, that is, with an huge multitude. So that as our enemies are powerful in strength, so are they in numbers numberless, enow to beset us all, on all sides and in all places, and therefore our fight must needs be dangerous: which danger the Apostle aggravateth, by telling us that they are the princes of darkness, and therefore as well able to assault us in the night as in the day,3 which sight of all other is most terrible, when we cannot see our enemies, and therefore cannot tell on which side to defend our selves.
Otherwise the Scriptures euidently shew vs, that there is not one alone,1 but many to assault vs. Matth. 12.45. One spirit taketh vnto him seuen more, and they al enter into one man. Mark. 16.9.2 It is said that Christ had cast out of Mary dalen seuen, that is, many diuels. So Luk. 8.30. there is mention made of a man possessed with an whole legion, that is, with an huge multitude. So that as our enemies are powerfull in strength, so are they in numbers numberlesse, enow to beset vs all, on all sides and in all places, and therefore our fight must needes be daungerous: which daunger the Apostle aggrauateth, by telling vs that they are the princes of darknes, and therefore as well able to assault vs in the night as in the day,