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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.
So also Satan taketh advantage of our complexion and temperature; by tempting the Sanguine to pleasure and lust; the Flegmaticke to idleness and sloth; the Melancholic to envy and malice; the Choleric man he provoketh to quarrels and brawls, and enticeth him to take revenge by aggravating the injury, and suggesting that it will be great disparagement to put up such a wrong. In a word, Satan carefully observeth to what sin we are most prone by nature, custom or occasion; and to that he eggeth us forward unto which our own lusts lead us, changing his temptations as we change our affection. And therefore the Apostle James telleth us, that whosoever is tempted,1 is drawn away by his own concupiscence, because Satan never assaulteth us, but he is sure that the flesh will further him in his temptations.
So also Sathan taketh aduantage of our complexion and temperature; by tempting the Sanguine to pleasure and lust; the Flegmaticke to idlenes and sloth; the Melancholicke to enuie and malice; the Cholericke man he prouoketh to quarrels and braules, and inticeth him to take reuenge by aggrauating the iniurie, and suggesting that it will be great disparagement to put vp such a wrong. In a word, Sathan carefully obserueth to what sinne we are most prone by nature, custom or occasion; and to that he eggeth vs forward vnto which our owne lusts leade vs, changing his temptations as we change our affection. And therefore the Apostle Iames telleth vs, that whosoeuer is tempted,1 is drawne away by his owne concupiscence, because Sathan neuer assaulteth vs, but he is sure that the flesh will further him in his temptations.