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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.
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.
- 1A difference between the child of God and the wicked.A difference betweene the child of God and the wicked.
§. Sect. 2 But here the weak christian whose soul is oppressed with the heavy weight of sin will say unto me;1 alas this is small comfort unto me which you speak, neither can I hereby have any assurance that I am the child of God; for after I am fallen into sin, such is the hardness of my heart that I cannot bewail nor be sorry for it; and whereas every small worldly loss or cross maketh me mourn, weep and wail, when by my sin I have offended God, I cannot shed a tear nor show any true sign of hearty sorrow; and such is mine untowardness and corruption that in stead of forsaking my sin, I am ready to fall again upon the next occasion. And therefore I cannot have any faith or full assurance of Gods promises made in Christ, seeing they are all limited and restrained to those sinners which repent and amend.