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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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§. Sect. 3 If Satan see men proud and vain-glorious,1 then he enticeth them to sin, by offering them gorgeous attire far unfitting their state and callings, and so causeth them to commit a great absurdity: for whereas our Saviour Christ saith, that the body is of more worth than raiment, they make their raiment of more worth than their bodies, in other mens judgement, and prefer gay apparel before the health of their souls, in their own estimation; for that they may jet it out in rich attire, they use unlawful means, either by injuring and oppressing their inferiors, or at least by keeping the poor from their right: (for their superfluity of wealth was not given them to spend in such excess, but that they should like the Lords Almners relieve the poor with their surplusage) and by both, they wound their souls with sin, and without repentance plunge them into everlasting death.
§. Sect. 3 If Sathan see men proud and vaine-glorious,1 then he inticeth them to sinne, by offring them gorgeous attire farre vnfitting their state and callings, and so causeth them to commit a great absurditie: for whereas our Sauiour Christ saith, that the bodie is of more worth than raiment, they make their raiment of more worth than their bodies, in other mens iudgement, and preferre gay apparell before the health of their soules, in their owne estimation; for that they may iet it out in rich attire, they vse vnlawful meanes, either by iniuring and oppressing their inferiours, or at least by keeping the poore from their right: (for their superfluitie of wealth was not giuen them to spend in such excesse, but that they should like the Lords Almners relieue the poore with their surplussage) and by both, they wound their soules with sinne, and without repentance plunge them into euerlasting death.
- 1How Satan tempteth the vain-glorious to sin.How Sathan tempteth the vaine-glorious to sinne.