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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.
The Lord is our Saviour and Redeemer, who hath not spared his own precious blood, but hath given it to his father as the price of our redemption, that we might be delivered out of the captivity of the devil, in which we were detained, as it is 1. Tim. 2.6.1 If therefore we have a sense of our captivity, and a desire to be set at liberty, being weary of our misery, and unwilling to stay any longer in this cruel bondage; our Saviour Christ will redeem us, for to this end he came into the world,2 as appeareth Luk. 4.18. And though like unto poor captives who (having long time been clogged with heavy bolts, and galled with strong chains) have their limbs so benumbed and sore, that they cannot go after they are freed out of prison; so we after we have long been detained in Satan's captivity, fettered with chains of sin, and clogged with the heavy bolts of our corruptions, be so galled and benumbed, that we cannot swiftly follow Christ our ⟨p. 129⟩Redeemer in the ways of righteousness unto his kingdom of glory, but halt and stumble every step through our infirmity and weakness; yet if we have an earnest desire of coming after him, then surely he that hath given this inestimable price for our redemption, will not now leave us in the hands of his and our enemies; but will feed us with the food of his word and Sacraments, & strengthen and support us with his holy spirit, enabling us with the graces thereof to follow his steps, till having obtained full liberty we arrive at his kingdom of everlasting glory.
The Lord is our Sauiour and Redeemer, who hath not spared his owne precious blood, but hath giuen it to his father as the price of our redemption, that wee might bee deliuered out of the captiuitie of the diuell, in which we were detained, as it is 1. Tim. 2.6.1 If therefore we haue a sense of our captiuitie, and a desire to be set at libertie, being wearie of our miserie, and vnwilling to stay any longer in this cruell bondage; our Sauiour Christ will redeeme vs, for to this end hee came into the world,