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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.
Now if we would resist Satan, we must so prepare our selves that he do not hurt us by this his dastardly fight. Seeing therefore he useth to set upon us on all advantages, we are always to be so provided as that we give him no advantage; being awake, we are always to stand upon our guard, ready armed with the graces of Gods spirit; being to sleep, we are to desire the Lord to watch over us, and to command his angels to pitch their tents about us, that so we may be defended from Satan's fury; seeing he is ready to assault us when he seeth us disarmed, we are always to keep the coat-armour of a Christian buckled unto us: lastly, seeing in the time of prosperity he is ready to puff us up with pride, and in the time of adversity to plunge us into despair, let us humble our selves when God exalts us, by thinking of our ⟨p. 94⟩unworthiness to receive the least of Gods mercies; and comfort our selves in the time of our affliction, by remembering that it is the portion of all that will live godly in Christ Jesus, and that whosoever suffer with Christ, 1shall also reign with him, 2. Tim. 3.12. and 2.12.
Now if wee would resist Sathan, wee must so prepare our selues that he doe not hurt vs by this his dastardly fight. Seeing therefore he vseth to set vpon vs on all aduantages, wee are alwaies to be so prouided as that we giue him no aduantage; being awake, wee are alwaies to stand vpon our guard, readie armed with the graces of Gods spirit; being to sleepe, we are to desire the Lord to watch ouer vs, and to commaund his angels to pitch their tents about vs, that so we may be defended from Sathans furie; seeing he is readie to assault vs when he seeth vs disarmed, we are alwaies to keepe the coatearmour of a Christian buckled vnto vs: lastly, seeing in the time of prosperitie he is readie to puffe vs vp with pride, and in the time of aduersitie to plunge vs into despaire, let vs humble our selues when God exalts vs, by thinking of our ⟨p. 94⟩vnworthines to receiue the least of Gods mercies; and comfort our selues in the time of our affliction, by remembring that it is the portion of all that will liue godly in Christ Iesus, and that whosoeuer suffer with Christ,