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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.
This also is plain in the examples specified in the book of God: for, what excellency or worthiness was in Abraham who before his calling was an idolater? or in Rahab who had spent her time in lust and filthiness? or in Manasseh who was a cruel idolater, a murderer, a sorcerer? or in Matthew who was a publican? or in Paul who was a bloody persecutor? or in the ⟨p. 312⟩thief, who had spent his life in all outrage and wickedness? what excellency or desert was in any of us, who have not so much as a thought, or inclination to any good thing, or any power to perform it? and therefore we must conclude with the Apostle, that we are called with an holy calling, not according to our works, 1but according to his own purpose of grace, &c. 2. Tim. 1.9.
This also is plaine in the examples specified in the booke of God: for, what excellencie or worthines was in Abraham who before his calling was an idolater? or in Rahab who had spent her time in lust and filthines? or in Manasses who was a cruell idolater, a murtherer, a sorcerer? or in Matthew who was a publicane? or in Paul who was a bloodie persecutor? or in the ⟨p. 312⟩thiefe, who had spent his life in al outrage and wickednes? what excellencie or desert was in any of vs, who haue not so much as a thought, or inclination to any good thing, or any power to performe it? and therefore we must conclude with the Apostle, that we are called with an holy calling, not according to our workes, 1but according to his owne purpose of grace, &c. 2. Tim. 1.9.