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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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Thirdly, the temptations of Satan move us oftentimes to such outrageous wickedness, and hellish impiety, that even nature corrupted doth condemn as abominable, and even trembleth with fear and horror, when they are first suggested.
Thirdly, the temptations of Sathan moue vs oftentimes to such outragious wickednes, and hellish impietie, that euen nature corrupted doth condemne as abhominable, and euen trembleth with feare and horror, when they are first suggested.
Fourthly, rhe flesh taketh occasion of things present and subject to the senses to entice us unto sin; but Satan's suggestions sometimes are far fetched and so strange unto us, that before the instant they are suggested we never thought or so much as dreamed of them.
Fourthly, rhe flesh taketh occasion of things present and subiect to the senses to intice vs vnto sinne; but Sathans suggestions sometimes are farre fetcht and so strange vnto vs, that before the instant they are suggested we neuer thought or so much as dreamed of them.
Lastly, the things whereunto we are tempted by the flesh, are always delightful and pleasing unto us; but satan tempteth us also to those things which are irksome and grievous: as namely to superstitious abstinence whereby the body is almost starved; to punishing of our own bodies, as he tempted the Baalitish priests, to cut and lance themselves ⟨p. 105⟩before their idol; and the superstitious papists to whip themselves before their images, and to take upon them tedious and dangerous pilgrimages to idols and relics of Saints; and the idolatrous heathen to burn in sacrifice their dear children. So also he tempteth some to despair of Gods mercy and so torment themselves with horror and fear; yea sometimes to lay violent hands upon themselves, murdering and taking away their own life, which by nature is so deer and precious unto them. All which being contrary to our natural inclinations and the desires of the flesh, manifestly appear to be the suggestions of Satan.