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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.
And no man (no not the whole power of hell) is able to pluck us out of his hands, as our Saviour speaketh, John 10.28. For though they be mighty to destroy, yet Christ is almighty to save, 1as it is Esa. 63.1. and therefore let us not suffer our souls to be racked between hope and fear;2 but let us trust perfectly on the grace that is brought unto us by the revelation of Jesus Christ, as the Apostle exhorteth, 1. Pet. 1.13.
And no man (no not the whole power of hell) is able to plucke vs out of his hands, as our Sauiour speaketh, Iohn 10.28. For though they be mighty to destroy, yet Christ is almightie to saue, 1as it is Esa. 63.1. and therefore let vs not suffer our soules to be racked betweene hope and feare;2 but let vs trust perfectly on the grace that is brought vnto vs by the reuelation of Iesus Christ, as the Apostle exhorteth, 1. Pet. 1.13.