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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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CHAP. I. Answers to those temptations of Satan, whereby he persuadeth carnal men of Gods love.
CHAP. I. Answeres to those temptations of Sathan, whereby he perswadeth carnall men of Gods loue.
§. Sect. 1 And so much concerning the common affections of the Christian conflict,1 namely his manful withstanding Satan's encounters, and also his fainting and falling into sin. Now we are to speak of the special temptations themselves, and the means whereby we may be strengthened against them. Where first we are to consider that Satan's temptations are not always one and the same, neither impugn one or two points only of our faith and religion; but as the causes and the means of our salvation are manifold, so also doth he gather manifold objections against every one of them, if they truly appertain unto us, that so he may impugn and race our faith; or else doth fill us with vain presumption, persuading us that all the causes and means of salvation concur together in us, when as in truth we are void and destitute of them all.
§. Sect. 1 ANd so much concerning the common affections of the Christian conflict,1 namely his manfull withstanding Sathans encounters, and also his fainting and falling into sinne. Now we are to speake of the speciall temptations themselues, and the meanes whereby wee may be strengthened against them. Where first wee are to consider that Sathans temptations are not alwaies one and the same, neither impugne one or two points onely of our faith and religion; but as the causes and the meanes of our saluation are manifold, so also doth he gather manifold obiections against euerie one of them, if they truly appertaine vnto vs, that so hee may impugne and race our faith; or els doth fill vs with vaine presumption, perswading vs that all the causes and meanes of saluation concurre together in vs, when as in truth wee are voide and destitute of them all.