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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.
If therefore he durst encounter the most valiant soldiers that ever fought the Lords battles, yea if he durst set upon our Saviour Christ himself; then surely there is no doubt but that he hath courage enough to set upon us who are weak and feeble, altogether unable in our selves to make resistance.
If therefore hee durst encounter the most valiant souldiers that euer fought the Lords battailes, yea if hee durst set vpon our Sauiour Christ himselfe; then surely there is no doubt but that he hath courage enough to set vpon vs who are weake and feeble, altogether vnable in our selues to make resistance.
Seeing therefore our enemies are so puissant in strength, so innumerable in multitude, so dangerous and so audacious, let us shake off all security, and continually stand in readiness to endure the encounter: for what folly is it for us with secure worldlings to contemn, and make no reckoning of such enemies? Seeing every one of us must resist a huge multitude; seeing we which are weak and feeble are to withstand those which are strong and mighty; seeing we which are flesh and blood must enter combat with those which are ⟨p. 27⟩spiritual wickednesses, principalities, powers, and princes of darkness; seeing we who are cowardly and fearful must sustain the encounter of those who are desperate and audacious; lastly, seeing we have in our selves no advantages against them, and they want no advantages against us: let us not therefore foolishly contemn such puissant enemies, but with all care and diligence let us arm our selves against them, and work out our salvation with fear and trembling, 1as the Apostle exhorteth, Phil. 2.12.
Seeing therefore our enemies are so puissant in strength, so innumerable in multitude, so dangerous and so audacious, let vs shake off all securitie, and continually stand in readines to endure the encounter: for what follie is it for vs with secure worldlings to contemne, and make no reckoning of such enemies? Seeing euery one of vs must resist a huge multitude; seeing wee which are weake and feeble are to withstand those which are strong and mightie; seeing wee which are flesh and bloud must enter combat with those which are