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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.
CHAP. XIII. Of the shield of faith.
§. Sect. 1 The fourth piece of the Christian armour which the Apostle exhorteth us above all to put on, is the shield of faith, which of all other parts is most necessary, because how ⟨p. 56⟩weak soever it be in it self, yet it doth defend and protect us against all the temptations of Satan; for he that putteth on faith, doth put on Jesus Christ also, it being a property inseparable of faith, to apply unto us Christ Jesus and all his benefits, that is, his merits and righteousness, and everlasting life it self. And this will be not only a glorious garment to cover our deformity out of Gods sight, to preserve us from the heat of Gods wrath, and to obtain the everlasting blessing of our heavenly father, but also it is armour of proof to defend us from the violent assaults of our spiritual enemies. Let us therefore take unto us the shield of faith, that we may also put on the Lord Jesus Christ, 1as the Apostle exhorteth us, Rom. 13.14. for having him we shall want nothing, which may either defend our selves or offend our enemies; the Lord himself will be our shield and buckler, and therefore it will be impossible for our foes to prevail against us.
§. Sect. 1 THe fourth peece of the Christian armour which the Apostle exhorteth vs aboue all to put on, is the shield of faith, which of all other parts is most necessarie, because how ⟨p. 56⟩weake soeuer it be in it selfe, yet it doth defend and protect vs against all the temptations of Sathan; for he that putteth on faith, doth put on Iesus Christ also, it being a propertie inseparable of faith, to applie vnto vs Christ Iesus and all his benefits, that is, his merits and righteousnes, and euerlasting life it selfe. And this will be not onely a glorious garment to couer our deformitie out of Gods sight, to preserue vs from the heate of Gods wrath, and to obtaine the euerlasting blessing of our heauenly father, but also it is armour of proofe to defend vs from the violent assaults of our spirituall enemies. Let vs therefore take vnto vs the shield of faith, that wee may also put on the Lord Iesus Christ,