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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 the means whereby being fallen he may rise again, is by unfeigned repentance, when as he is heartily sorry for his sin, because thereby he hath displeased his loving and gracious father, and steadfastly purposeth for the time to come to leave and forsake those sins, into which by the malice of Satan and his own infirmity he is fallen; and by a lively faith, when as he doth apply unto himself all the merciful promises made unto all repentant sinners. For though faith in nature go before repentance, yet the act and fruit of faith, whereby we are assured of Gods mercy in the free forgiveness of our sins, always cometh after.
Now the meanes whereby being fallen he may rise againe, is by vnfained repentance, when as he is hartily sorie for his sinne, because thereby hee hath displeased his louing and gracious father, and stedfastly purposeth for the time to come to leaue and forsake those sinnes, into which by the malice of Sathan and his owne infirmitie he is fallen; and by a liuely faith, when as he doth apply vnto himselfe all the mercifull promises made vnto all repentant sinners. For though faith in nature goe before repentance, yet the act and frute of faith, whereby we are assured of Gods mercie in the free forgiuenes of our sinnes, alwaies commeth after.
1Where by the way we may note a difference between the state of Gods children and the wicked: both fall into sin very often, both also commit heinous and grievous sins; yea sometimes the child of God falleth into more fearful and horrible sins, than a mere worldling; but herein the chief difference between them consisteth, that the child of God after his fall is vexed and grieved, and laboureth to rise again by leaving and forsaking the sin which is odious unto him; but the wicked man after his fall never sorroweth nor grieveth, but rather resolveth to live still in his sin, and to commit it again and again with greediness and delight when he hath any occasion offered.
1Where by the way we may note a difference betweene the state of Gods children and the wicked: both fall into sinne very often, both also commit heynous and grieuous sinnes; yea sometimes the child of God falleth into more fearefull and horrible sinnes, than a meere worldling; but herein the chiefe difference betweene them consisteth, that the child of God after his fall is vexed and grieued, and laboreth to rise againe by leauing and forsaking the sinne which is odious vnto him; but the wicked man after his fall neuer soroweth nor grieueth, but rather resolueth to liue still in his sinne, and to commit it againe and againe with greedines and delight when he hath any occasion offered.