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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. 1 And thus have I showed the nature and quality of our enemy against whom we must fight; both in respect of his will, and also his power, consisting in his strength and policy; and also I have showed some means which in our preparation against him we must use carefully, that we may withstand him; namely, by opposing against his malicious will, christian resolution; against his strength, the omnipotent power of Gods might; against his subtle policy, christian wisdom, consisting in the knowledge of Gods word, and true integrity and simplicity of heart.
§ Sect. 1 ANd thus haue I shewed the nature and qualitie of our enemie against whom wee must fight; both in respect of his wil, and also his power, consisting in his strength and policie; and also I haue shewed some meanes which in our preparation against him we must vse carefully, that wee may withstand him; namely, by opposing against his malitious will, christian resolution; against his strength, the omnipotent power of Gods might; against his subtil policie, christian wisedom, consisting in the knowledge of Gods word, and true integritie and simplicitie of heart.