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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.
For the Lord is our most gracious father, whose love far exceedeth the love even of tender mothers, Esa. 49.15.1 Look therefore what affection the tender father or mother beareth and showeth towards their child: and such, nay infinite more will the Lord show towards us, as himself professeth Mal. 3.17. And I will spare them, 2as a man spares his own son that serveth him. Now we know that if a child endeavour to to his duty, and strive to do his best, though through want of power or skill he is not able to do as he would, those things which his father enjoined him; there is no loving father but will wink at his imperfections, and accept his will; commending his obedience and dutiful endeavour, though the work in it self deserve no commendations: how much more therefore will our heavenly father, whose love is infinite and without all compare, be well pleased with us in the middest of our infirmities, if we have a desire and care to serve him?
For the Lord is our most gracious father, whose loue farre exceedeth the loue euen of tender mothers, Esa. 49.15.1 Looke therefore what affection the tender father or mother beareth and sheweth towards their childe: and such, nay infinit more will the Lord shew towards vs, as himselfe professeth Mal. 3.17. And I will spare them, 2as a man spares his owne sonne that serueth him. Now we know that if a child endeuour to to his dutie, and striue to doe his best, though through want of power or skill hee is not able to doe as he would, those things which his father inioyned him; there is no louing father but will winke at his imperfections, and accept his wil; commending his obedience and dutifull endeuour, though the worke in it self deserue no commendations: how much more therefore will our heauenly father, whose loue is infinite and without all compare, be wel pleased with vs in the middest of our infirmities, if we haue a desire and care to serue him?