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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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On the other side, if he aggravate the heinousness of our sins, to the end he may draw us into despair of Gods mercy; let us say,1 it is written, I will not the death of a sinner (saith the Lord) but that he repent and live, Ezech. 18.23.32. And, that Jesus Christ came into the world to save sinners, 21. Tim. 1.15. And that he came not to call the righteous, but sinners to repentance, Matth. 9.13. Joh. 3.16. If he tempt us to the love of the world, and to the service of this unrighteous Mammon; let us answer him,3 that it is impossible to serve two masters of such contrary disposition, as it is written Matth. 6.24. That if we love the world, 4the love of the father abideth not in us, 1. Joh. 2.15. That the amity of the world is enmity against God, Jam. 4.4.
On the other side, if hee aggrauate the hainousnes of our sins, to the end hee may draw vs into despaire of Gods mercie; let vs say,1 it is written, I will not the death of a sinner (saith the Lord) but that he repent and liue, Ezech. 18.23.32. And, that Iesus Christ came into the world to saue sinners, 2