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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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§. Sect. 5 Lastly,1 that the afflictions of the mind, the apprehension of Gods wrath, the sting of sin, and torments of conscience, are not any true and certain signs of Gods hatred, hereby it plainly appeareth: in that the most dear children of God have been subject to them, and that in great measure. For example, Job who by Gods own testimony was the justest man that lived on the earth,2 Job. 1.8. notwithstanding was so grievously afflicted both in body and mind, that he bursteth out into these grievous complaints,3 Job. 6.4. The arrows of the almighty are in me, the venom whereof doth drink up my spirit, and the terrors of God fight against me. And chap. 9. vers. 17. He destroyeth me with a tempest and woundeth me without cause. 18. He will not suffer me to take my breath, but filleth me with bitterness. So, c. 13.24. Wherefore hidest thou thy face and takest me for thine enemy? And v. 26. Thou writest bitter things against me, and makest me to possess the iniquities of my youth. And c. 16.9. His wrath hath torn me, and he hateth me and gnasheth upon me with his teeth; mine enemy hath sharpened his eyes against me. And. c. 19.11. He hath kindled his wrath ⟨p. 163⟩against me and counteth me as one of his enemies.
§. Sect. 5 Lastly,1 that the afflictions of the minde, the apprehension of Gods wrath, the sting of sinne, and torments of conscience, are not any true and certaine signes of Gods hatred, hereby it plainely appeareth: in that the most deare children of God haue been subiect to them, and that in great measure. For example, Iob who by Gods own testimony was the iustest man that liued on the earth,2