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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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§. Sect. 5 1Would we therefore resist Satan's force and strength? then let us not go armed in our own power, for we are so weakened with sin and corruption, that we are not able to withstand his least assault; but despairing in our own ability, let us rely our selves wholly on the Lord: for we are strengthened with all might through his glorious power, as it is Col. 1.11. and though in our selves we are able to do nothing, yet we are able to do all things, through the help of Christ which strengtheneth us, as it is Phil. 4.13.2 Of our selves we are not able to endure the least encounter of our spiritual enemies, but yet if we trust in the Lord,3 he will give us victory through Jesus Christ, 1. Cor. 15.57. And hence it is that the Apostle preparing us for this spiritual combat, doth exhort us to be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might; 4and to put on the whole armour of God, 5that we may be able to stand against the assaults of the devil, Ephes. 6.10, 11. If therefore we would be safely protected from the fury of Satan's power, let us not oppose against it our own strength, for then surely we shall be overcome, […] ⟨p. 30⟩but let us rely our selves on the almighty power of God, professing with the Prophet David, Psal. 18.2. that the Lord is our rock and fortress, 6