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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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Seeing therefore Satan's power is restrained by the omnipotent ⟨p. 29⟩power of God, this may serve as a strong reason to strengthen our faith in the assurance of victory; especially considering that the Lord is not only omnipotent in power, but also in respect of his will most ready to aide and support us in all our conflicts. For he hath promised us, that we shall not be tempted above our power, 1for he will give a good issue to the temptation, though the beginning and middle are dangerous and troublesome, 1. Cor. 10.13. He hath promised, that if we will but resist the devil, we shall put him to flight,2 Jam. 4.7. Though therefore in our selves we are very weak, yet God will assist us in this combat, which as well concerneth his own glory as our good, and being armed with his power, the gates of hell cannot prevail against us. Well may the Lord suffer us to take a foil, that thereby learning to know our own weakness, we may the more carefully rest on his power, and more earnestly crave his assistance, but then he will raise us up though we be never so feeble; for the more apparent our infirmities are, the more clearly will the omnipotent power of the Lord shine unto all the world, when by his help we have obtained victory.
Seeing therefore Sathans power is restrained by the omnipotent ⟨p. 29⟩power of God, this may serue as a strong reason to strengthen our faith in the assurance of victorie; especially considering that the Lord is not only omnipotent in power, but also in respect of his will most readie to aide and support vs in all our conflicts. For he hath promised vs, that wee shall not be tempted aboue our power, 1for he will giue a good issue to the temptation, though the beginning and middle are dangerous and troublesome,