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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 as Gods children are grieved for their sins past, so do they hate and detest them, as in all others so especially in themselves, which hatred causeth them to flee from them, and avoid all occasions which might cause them to fall into the like wickedness, striving and endeavouring to mortify their lusts and evil concupiscences, and to lead their lives in holiness and righteousness, because herewith their heavenly father is well pleased. Whereas the wicked man, if he be not restrained with a servile fear of Gods judgements, or of temporary punishments, goeth on in his sins with pleasure and delight, adding drunkenness unto thirst, and drawing iniquity unto him with the cords of vanity. Whosoever therefore have this son-like care, and holy endeavour of forsaking their sins, and betaking themselves to serve the Lord in the duties of holiness and righteousness, they may be assured that ⟨p. 239⟩they are elected and adopted to be the sons of God; but those who have no such purpose can never have this assurance; for if they were the sons of God, they would be affected like loving children to such a gracious father.
And as Gods children are grieued for their sinnes past, so doe they hate and detest them, as in all others so especially in themselues, which hatred causeth them to flee from them, and auoide all occasions which might cause them to fall into the like wickednes, striuing and endeuouring to mortifie their lusts and euill concupiscences, and to leade their liues in holinesse and righteousnesse, because herewith their heauenly father is well pleased. Whereas the wicked man, if hee bee not restrained with a seruile feare of Gods iudgements, or of temporarie punishments, goeth on in his sinnes with pleasure and delight, adding drunkennesse vnto thirst, and drawing iniquitie vnto him with the cords of vanitie. Whosoeuer therefore haue this son-like care, and holie endeuour of forsaking their sinnes, and betaking themselues to serue the Lord in the duties of holinesse and righteousnesse, they may bee assured that ⟨p. 239⟩they are elected and adopted to be the sonnes of God; but those who haue no such purpose can neuer haue this assurance; for if they were the sonnes of God, they would be affected like louing children to such a gratious father.