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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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1Secondly, let us be encouraged to withstand our spiritual enemies with assured hope of victory; for we fight the Lords battles under the standard of Jesus Christ, whose power is omnipotent, and therefore able to defend us, & to overthrow our enemies with a word of his mouth; who also is our head ⟨p. 107⟩and we his members, and therefore we may assure our selves that he hath no less will than power to succour us. As also let us always have in mind the crown of victory promised to all that overcome, even a crown of glory and everlasting happiness in Gods kingdom, Apoc. 2.7. & 3.5.12.21. And this will make us resolve never to faint in the battle,2 nor cowardly yield unto Satan's temptations, though he should entice us to sin by offering us the whole world, because we would not thereby hazard the loss of this eternal weight of glory.
1Secondly, let vs be incouraged to withstand our spirituall enemies with assured hope of victorie; for we fight the Lords battailes vnder the standerd of Iesus Christ, whose power is omnipotent, and therefore able to defend vs, & to ouerthrow our enemies with a word of his mouth; who also is our head ⟨p. 107⟩and we his members, and therefore we may assure our selues that he hath no lesse will than power to succour vs. As also let vs alwaies haue in minde the crowne of victorie promised to all that ouercome, euen a crowne of glorie and euerlasting happines in Gods kingdom, Apoc. 2.7. & 3.5.12.21. And this will make vs resolue neuer to faint in the battell,2 nor cowardly yeeld vnto Sathans temptations, though he should intice vs to sinne by offring vs the whole world, because we would not thereby hazard the losse of this eternall waight of glorie.