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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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therefore is Satan made more audacious to tempt us, and we more bold to admit of his temptation, and after we are fallen we lack means to raise us up again by unfeigned repentance, for our selves do approve our sins, and our brethren know them not: which Bernard well discerning, uttereth this speech fit for this purpose: Extimesco magis occulta peccata quae clam committo ⟨p. 100⟩quam manifesta quae perpetro palam, clam enim si pecco nemo me redarguit. Ubi autem reprehensio non metuenda est, ibi tentatori patet aditus liberrimus, & peccatum cum voluptate admittitur. I am more afraid (saith he) of my secret, then of my open sins; for if I sin secretly there is no man to reprove me; and where reprehension is not feared, there the tempter hath most free access and the sin is entertained with pleasing delight. In a word, seeing we are more easily drawn into these sins; and after we are enthralled with them, make no hast to get out of our captivity: therefore let us be much more wary and heedful in discovering and avoiding these hidden snares and secret sins, into which we do most commonly fall unwittingly, and being fallen, do most willingly continue in them.
therfore is Sathan made more audacious to tempt vs, and wee more bold to admit of his temptation, and after we are fallen wee lacke meanes to raise vs vp againe by vnfained repentance, for our selues doe approoue our sinnes, and our brethren know them not: which Bernard well discerning, vttereth this speech fit for this purpose: Extimesco magis occulta peccata quae clam committo ⟨p. 100⟩quam manifesta quae perpetro palam, clam enim si pecco nemo me redarguit. Vbi autem reprehensio non metuenda est, ibi tentatori patet aditus liberrimus, & peccatum cum voluptate admittitur. I am more affraid (saith he) of my secret, then of my open sinnes; for if I sinne secretly there is no man to reproue me; and where reprehension is not feared, there the tempter hath most free accesse and the sinne is entertained with pleasing delight. In a word, seeing we are more easily drawne into these sinnes; and after we are enthralled with them, make no hast to get out of our captiuitie: therefore let vs be much more warie and heedfull in discouering and auoyding these hidden snares and secret sinnes, into which we doe most commonly fall vnwittingly, and being fallen, doe most willingly continue in them.