A20752:404
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.
CHAP. II. That our sins and unworthiness should not make us doubt of Gods love.
CHAP. II. That our sinnes and vnworthinesse should not make vs doubt of Gods loue.
§. Sect. 1 Seeing therefore that our doubting and distrusting of Gods love towards us, is both injurious unto God and pernicious unto our selves; let us in no case admit of Satan's temptations whereby he laboureth to persuade us that the Lord hateth us. But forasmuch as there is no persuasion without knowledge and faith, neither can we know and believe that we are in Gods favour, unless we have some ground and warrant out of Gods word, whereupon we may cast our wavering minds, and confirm our fainting faith against the boisterous blasts of Satan's temptations: therefore let us examine Satan's reasons, whereby he goeth about to persuade us that we are not beloved of God, by the touchstone of Gods word; and weigh his objections in the schools of the sanctuary, to see if they be of any weight or substance, or else but frothy, light, and of no sound consequence.
§. Sect. 1 SEeing therefore that our doubting and distrusting of Gods loue towards vs, is both iniurious vnto God and pernicious vnto our selues; let vs in no case admit of Sathans temptations whereby he laboureth to perswade vs that the Lord hateth vs. But forasmuch as there is no perswasiō without knowledge and faith, neither can we know and beleeue that we are in Gods fauour, vnlesse we haue some ground and warrant out of Gods word, whereupon we may cast our wauering mindes, and confirme our fainting faith against the boysterous blasts of Sathans temptations: therefore let vs examine Sathans reasons, whereby he goeth about to perswade vs that we are not beloued of God, by the touchstone of Gods word; and waigh his obiections in the scoles of the sanctuarie, to see if they be of any waight or substance, or els but frauthie, light, and of no sound consequence.