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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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Lastly, if all our works and honest dealing be not done in zeal of Gods glory, & referred to this end that Gods name may be magnified, they are not acceptable before God: for, the cause why he would have our light shine before men, is, that he our heavenly father may be glorified,1 as it is Matth 5. 16. and the main and wherefore we should have our conversation honest amongst the Gentiles and unbelievers, is, that they which speak evil of us, as of evil doers, may, by our good works which they shall see, glorify God in the day of their visitation,2 as it is 1. Pet. 2.12.
Lastly, if all our works and honest dealing be not done in zeale of Gods glorie, & referred to this end that Gods name may be magnified, they are not acceptable before God: for, the cause why he would haue our light shine before men, is, that he our heauenly father may be glorified,1 as it is Matth 5. 16. and the maine and wherefore wee should haue our conuersation honest amongst the Gentiles and vnbeleeuers, is, that they which speake euill of vs, as of euill doers, may, by our good works which they shall see, glorifie God in the day of their visitation,2 as it is 1. Pet. 2.12.