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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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If therefore we would withstand Satan, let us shake off all drowsy and carnal security, and continually watch, standing on our guard to resist his encounters whensoever he setteth upon us: and as in calm weather the careful Mariner provideth all things against a tempest, and the valiant soldier doth arm and furnish himself with all necessaries before the assault; so when Satan seemeth to offer us a time of truce, let us therein prepare our selves more strongly against the day of battle; for when this raging lion seemeth to sleep as though he did not regard us, then if through recklessness we give him the least advantage, he will suddenly run upon us and devour us, if he get us within his cruel paws.
If therefore we would withstand Sathan, let vs shake off all drowsie and carnall securitie, and continually watch, standing on our guard to resist his encounters whensoeuer he setteth vpon vs: and as in calme weather the carefull Mariner prouideth all things against a tempest, and the valiant souldier doth arme and furnish himselfe with al necessaries before the assault; so when Sathan seemeth to offer vs a time of truce, let vs therein prepare our selues more strongly against the day of battaile; for when this raging lion seemeth to sleepe as though he did not regard vs, then if through retchlesnesse we giue him the least aduantage, hee will suddenly runne vpon vs and deuoure vs, if he get vs within his cruell pawes.
§. Sect. 3 The third thing to be observed,1 is his indefatigable pains in tempting and assaulting us, for he never taketh rest, but still goeth about like a roaring lion seeking whom he may devour; and this is evident by his own confession, Job. 1.7. where he professeth that he had been compassing the earth to and fro, and walked from place to place. So that he omitteth no pain nor labour in seeking our destruction. And though he overcome us not at the first, but retire foiled, yet he will gather his forces again and again, and incessantly ⟨p. 95⟩