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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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CHAP. XVI. Of Prayer.
§. Sect. 1 The last and chief means whereby we may both defend our selves and offend our enemy,1 is fervent and effectual prayer, which the Apostle exhorteth us to use, Eph. 6.18. And pray always with &c. The necessity and profit of which exercise is exceeding great in this spiritual combat, because thereby we do obtain all our strength to fight, and victory also over our enemies. For first we cannot endure the least assault of Satan by our own strength, unless we be armed with the power of Gods might, as before I have showed. And the Lords assistance, whereby only we can overcome, is obtained by earnest and effectual prayer, according to that Psal. 50.15. Call upon me in the day of trouble; 2so will I deliver thee, and thou shalt glorify me. And our Saviour prescribeth us this means to free our selves from temptation, or at least from being overcome by them, by craving the Lords assistance, saying, Lead us not into temptation, 3but deliver us from evil, Matth. 6.13. So he exhorteth his disciples unto prayer, least they should enter into temptation. 4Luk. 22.40, 46.
§. Sect. 1 THe last and chiefe meanes wherby we may both defend our selues and offend our enemie,1 is feruent and effectual prayer, which the Apostle exhorteth vs to vse,