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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.
Seeing therefore our Saviour Christ who was the natural son and heir of God, and so tenderly beloved of his heavenly father that in him he loveth all his children, did notwithstanding endure not only grievous afflictions of body, but the intolerable burden of his fathers displeasure in his soul also. Why should we imagine that either our outward or inward afflictions are any signs or arguments that God hateth or hath rejected us? especially considering that he hath predestinated us to be made like to the image of his son, not only in his glory, but also in his afflictions; so that first we must suffer with him, & after reign with him, 1as it is Ro. 8.29. 2. Tim. 2.12.
Seeing therefore our Sauiour Christ who was the natural sonne and heyre of God, and so tenderly beloued of his heauenly father that in him hee loueth all his children, did notwithstanding indure not only grieuous afflictions of body, but the intollerable burthen of his fathers displeasure in his soule also. Why should we imagine yt either our outward or inward afflictions are any signes or argumēts that God hateth or hath reiected vs? especially considering that he hath predestinated vs to be made like to the image of his sonne, not only in his glory, but also in his afflictiōs; so that first we must suffer with him, & after raigne with him, 1as it is Ro. 8.29. 2. Tim. 2.12.
- 1Rom. 8.29. 2. Tim. 2.12. Objection. 1. Pet. 2.22.Rom. 8.29. 2. Tim. 2.12. Obiection. 1. Pet. 2.22.