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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.
If he tempt us to the neglect of Gods word, we are to tell him, that all Christs sheep hear his voice and follow him, 1Joh. 10.27. That whosoever is of God heareth Gods words, Joh. 8.47. that they who know God hear his ministers, whereas he that is not of God heareth them not, 1. Joh. 4.6. And if he object that we cannot hear it without great labour and cost, we are to remember, that whosoever is a wise Merchant fit for the kingdom of God, will rather sell all he hath to buy this precious pearl, than be without it, Matth. 13.44, 45, 46.2
If he tempt vs to the neglect of Gods word, wee are to tell him, that all Christs sheepe heare his voyce and follow him, 1Ioh. 10.27. That whosoeuer is of God heareth Gods words, Ioh. 8.47. that they who know God heare his ministers, whereas he that is not of God heareth them not, 1. Ioh. 4.6. And if he obiect that wee cannot heare it without great labour and cost, wee are to remember, that whosoeuer is a wise Merchant fit for the kingdome of God, will rather sell all he hath to buy this precious pearle, than be without it, Matth. 13.44, 45, 46.2