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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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And in this regard we may well rejoice in our infirmities with the Apostle Paul, because by reason of them it more manifestly appeareth that the power of Christ dwelleth in us, which is able to defend us from Satan's malice and violent rage, not only when we stand manfully in the encounter, but also when we are foiled and put to the worst.
And in this regarde wee may well reioyce in our infirmities with the Apostle Paul, because by reason of them it more manifestly appeareth that the power of Christ dwelleth in vs, which is able to defend vs from Sathans malice and violent rage, not onely when we stand manfully in the encounter, but also when we are foyled and put to the worst.
§. Sect. 11 Yea in this respect the more weak and full of infirmities the poor christian is,1 the more is the praise of Gods glorious might manifested and magnified; for when Satan, who is so malicious puissant and politic an enemy, hath long time assaulted a silly weak man or owman, and yet cannot wholly prevail, but returneth away foiled and overcome; it must needs be confessed that they are assisted and strengthened by some superior power which far excelleth Satan in strength and policy: whereas it seemeth no such wonder when as the strong christian, who hath obtained a great measure of knowledge, faith, and other graces, giveth Satan the repulse; neither are men so ready to ascribe the praise of victory to the Lord, because his immediate power and helping hand doth not so manifestly appear; although in truth their victory also cometh wholly from him, for without his gifts and graces, they were as feeble and unable to stand as the weakest; but yet the weaker and smaller the means are, the more manifest is the Lords power and wisdom, who hereby doth accomplish things which are above the power of men and Angels. For example; the power and goodness of God appeareth great, when as he provideth for us food convenient, and giveth strength thereto to nourish and sustain us; and yet it is more manifest, when as he so strengtheneth us by virtue of one meal that we need no more in forty days, as he did Elijah; but then it shineth as it were in his full strength, when as he sustaineth us without