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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
Book 1 › Chapter 8: Of Sathans policy.Book 1 › Chapter 8: Of Sathans policie.
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§ Sect. 2 1against which we must oppose no less wisdom and skill, if we will have the victory. Whereas therefore we are foolish by nature, or wily to beguile our selves; that wisdom which we have naturally being worldly and carnal, which is enmity against God, Rom. 8.7.2 and therefore more fit to betray us into the hands of our enemy, than to defend us from him; it behooveth us to go out of our selves into the Lords treasury of wisdom, and there to furnish us with such spiritual saving wisdom, as shall be fit to oppose against the subtle policy of our spiritual enemy. That is, we must continually hear and meditate in Gods word, which will make us wise and ⟨p. 42⟩skilful in descrying all Satan's stratagems, and also in preventing them being discovered. For howsoever in the dark night of ignorance and error we may easily fall into his ambushments, yet the light of Gods word shining unto us, will plainly disclose them to the eyes of the most simple.
§ Sect. 2 1against which we must oppose no lesse wisedome and skill, if wee will haue the victorie. Whereas therefore wee are foolish by nature, or wilie to beguile our selues; that wisedome which we haue naturally being worldly and carnall, which is enmitie against God, Rom. 8.7.2 and therefore more fit to betray vs into the hands of our enemie, than to defend vs from him; it behooueth vs to goe out of our selues into the Lords treasurie of wisedome, and there to furnish vs with such spirituall sauing wisedome, as shall be fit to oppose against the subtill policie of our spirituall enemie. That is, wee must continually heare and meditate in Gods word, which will make vs wise and ⟨p. 42⟩skilfull in descrying all Sathans stratagems, and also in preuenting them being discouered. For howsoeuer in the darke night of ignorance and error we may easily fall into his ambushments, yet the light of Gods word shining vnto vs, will plainly disclose them to the eyes of the most simple.