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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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So when he tempteth us to pride, we are to say unto him, Satan I may not yield unto thy temptation, for it is written; God resisteth the proud, but giveth his grace to the humble, 11. Pet. 5.5. If he tempt us to covetousness, we are to resist him, saying, it is written,2 that the desire of money is the root of all evil, 1. Tim. 6.10. If to carking care, we are to tell him, that the Apostle exhorteth us to cast all our care on the Lord, for he careth for us, 31. Pet. 5.7. If to unthrifty misspending of Gods gifts, and careless consuming of our estates, we are to tell him, that he that provideth not for his family, 4is worse than an Infidel, 1. Tim. 5.8.
So when he tempteth vs to pride, wee are to say vnto him, Sathan I may not yeeld vnto thy temptation, for it is written; God resisteth the proude, but giueth his grace to the humble, 11. Pet. 5.5. If he tempt vs to couetousnes, we are to resist him, saying, it is written,2 that the desire of money is the roote of all euill, 1. Tim. 6.10. If to carking care, wee are to tell him, that the Apostle exhorteth vs to cast all our care on the Lord, for he careth for vs, 3