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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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§. Sect. 2 1But it is impossible that ever we should be truly called, unless we carefully use the means when the Lord offereth them unto us, and attentively listen unto the Lords voice when he inviteth us to come unto him: and therefore Satan laboureth, not so much to persuade us that our vocation is in a thing unnecessary unto salvation, seeing this is manifestly repugnant to plain testimonies of scriptures, as to move us to neglect the means whereby we are called, namely the ministry of Gods word: partly working upon our inbred corruption, which not conceiving the things of God condemneth them of foolishness, and not being delighted with those things which it understandeth not, they seem irksome and tedious; and partly enticing us with the commodities and pleasures of the world, which are more pleasant to carnal men than their meat and drink, he causeth us to spend that time in our earthly businesses or vain delights, which we should bestow in the hearing of Gods word, whereby we should be effectually called, that is, separated from the world, and ingrafted as lively members into the body of Christ Jesus.
§. Sect. 2 1But it is impossible that euer we should be truly called, vnles we carefully vse the meanes when the Lord offreth them vnto vs, and attentiuely listen vnto the Lords voyce when hee inuiteth vs to come vnto him: and therfore Sathan laboureth, not so much to perswade vs that our vocation is in a thing vnnecessarie vnto saluation, seeing this is manifestly repugnant to plaine testimonies of scriptures, as to mooue vs to neglect the meanes whereby we are called, namely the ministerie of Gods word: partly working vpon our inbred corruption, which not conceiuing the things of God condemneth them of foolishnes, and not being delighted with those things which it vnderstandeth not, they seeme irksome and tedious; and partly inticing vs with the commodities and pleasures of the world, which are more pleasant to carnall men than their meate and drinke, hee causeth vs to spend that time in our earthly businesses or vain delights, which we should bestow in the hearing of Gods word, whereby we should be effectually called, that is, separated from the world, and ingrafted as liuely members into the bodie of Christ Iesus.
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