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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, it must not be a slight, and indifferent desire, as though we would have these graces, if we could easily attain unto them, otherwise we do not greatly care whether we have them or no: but it must be very earnest, at least sometime, though not always: So as we may say with David: My soul longeth after thee, O Lord, as the thirsty land. Psal. 63.1. And, As the Hart brayeth for the rivers of water, so panteth my soul after thee, O God: as it is Psal. 42.1.
Thirdly, it must not bee a slight, and indifferent desire, as though we would haue these graces, if we could easily attaine vnto them, otherwise wee doe not greatly care whether wee haue them or no: but it must bee very earnest, at least sometime, though not alwayes: So as we may say with Dauid: My soule longeth after thee, O Lord, as the thirstie land. Psal. 63.1. And, As the Hart brayeth for the riuers of water, so panteth my soule after thee, O God: as it is Psal. 42.1.
Fourthly, this desire is true, and pleasing unto God, when as it proceedeth from a sense of our own want and penury, in regard whereof we are truly humbled. And hereof it is compared to hungering and thirsting; in which two things concur, first, a sense of want which afflicteth us, and, a desire to have it supplied.
Fourthly, this desire is true, and pleasing vnto God, when as it proceedeth from a sense of our owne want and penurie, in regard whereof we are truely humbled. And hereof it is compared to hungering and thirsting; in which two things concurre, first, a sence of want which afficteth vs, and, a desire to haue it supplied.