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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 CHIEF POINTS HANDLED in the second Book.
THE CHIEFE POINTS HANDLED in the second Booke.
CHAP. I. Answers to those temptations of Satan, whereby he persuadeth carnal men of Gods love. 138 ⟨image 6⟩⟨image 6⟩Temporal benefits no infallible signs of Gods love. 140 Satan's temptations whereby he persuadeth weak Christians that they are not beloved of God, answered. 141 That carnal men have no assurance of Gods love though they boast thereof. 143 That every particular Christian may be assured of Gods love. 144 That doubting of Gods love is injurious unto him, and pernicious to our selves. 145 The evils that accompany doubting of Gods love, and the benefits which follow our persuasion thereof. 147
CHAP. I. Answers to those temptatiens of Sathan, whereby he perswadeth carnall men of Gods loue. 138 ⟨image 6⟩⟨image 6⟩Temporall benefits no infallible signes of Gods loue. 140 Sathans temptations whereby he perswadeth weake Christians that they are not beloued of God, answered. 141 That carnall men haue no assurance of Gods loue though they boast thereof. 143 That euery particular Christiā may be assured of Gods loue. 144 That doubting of Gods loue is iniurious vnto him, and pernicious to our selues. 145 The euils that accompanie doubting of Gods loue, and the benefits which follow our perswasion thereof. 147