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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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1Lastly, our obedience must be grounded upon Gods word, and therefore performed because the Lord hath enjoined such duties unto us; it must proceed from faith, which first purifieth the heart, and then worketh by love; it must not be done for any worldly respect; but of a conscionable care of performing our duties, and in a fervent zeal of Gods glory, which is magnified when as our lights shine before men; which zeal will make us go forward in our course of godliness, through evil report, 2and good report, honour and dishonour. And if our obedience spring from these fountains, and be referred to this end that God thereby may be glorified; then will we make no less conscience of secret, than of open sins; ⟨p. 243⟩then will we be no less ready to serve God in the duties of piety and righteousness when there is no witness of our actions, than if all the world should look upon us; then will we be as fearful to offend God in the breach of any of his commandments in our secret chambers in the dark night, as in the Church or market place at noon day.
1Lastly, our obedience must be grounded vpon Gods word, and therefore perfourmed because the Lord hath enioyned such duties vnto vs; it must proceed from faith, which first purifieth the heart, and then worketh by loue; it must not bee done for any worldly respect; but of a conscionable care of perfourming our duties, and in a feruent zeale of Gods glorie, which is magnified when as our lights shine before men; which zeale will make vs goe forward in our course of godlinesse, through euill report, 2and good report, honour and dishonour. And if our obedience spring from these fountaines, and be referred to this end that God thereby may bee glorified; then will we make no lesse conscience of secret, than of open sinnes; ⟨p. 243⟩then will wee be no lesse readie to serue God in the duties of pietie and righteousnesse when there is no witnesse of our actions, than if all the world should looke vpon vs; then will we be as fearefull to offend God in the breach of any of his commandements in our secret chambers in the darke night, as in the Church or market place at noone day.