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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.
But we by our sins had made the glorious King of heaven and earth our enemy, who is able every minute to destroy us with the breath of his nostrils; and it hath pleased the Lord to send his ambassadors, not only to offer peace, but also to beseech us that we would be reconciled unto him, as the Apostle speaketh 2. Cor. 5.20;1 and upon this reconciliation, he assureth us of the riches of his kingdom: who therefore receiving and believing this embassy, will not love the Ambassadors that bring these blessed tidings unto them? Who can be assured of such inestimable benefits, and yet show no token of thankfulness towards them, ⟨p. 246⟩who are the means whereby they are derived unto them.
But wee by our sinnes had made the glorious King of heauen and earth our enemie, who is able euery minute to destroy vs with the breath of his nostrels; and it hath pleased the Lord to send his ambassadours, not only to offer peace, but also to beseech vs that wee would be reconciled vnto him, as the Apostle speaketh 2. Cor. 5.20;1 and vpon this reconciliation, hee assureth vs of the riches of his kingdome: who therefore receiuing and beleeuing this ambassage, will not loue the Ambassadours that bring these blessed tidings vnto them? Who can bee assured of such inestimable benefits, and yet shew no token of thankfulnes towards them, ⟨p. 246⟩who are the meanes whereby they are deriued vnto them.