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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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1Secondly, let us consider that it is even God himself, who speaketh by the mouths of his Ambassadors, and that they come not in their own names but in Christs stead, to entreat us that we would be reconciled unto God,2 as it is 2. Cor. 5.20; that though they be but earthen vessels, yet they bring from the world, and is yet hid to those that perish,3 2. Cor. 4.7. And hence it is that the Prophets, being to pronounce their prophecies, still begin with, The word of the Lord, and, Thus saith the Lord; and God himself sending Jeremiah to preach, saith, that he had put his words into his mouth, Jere. 1.9.4 Whosoever therefore refuse to hear the word of God preached, refuse to hear the Lord himself, as our Saviour plainly affirmeth Luk. 10.16. He that heareth you heareth me, 5and he that despiseth you despiseth me; and what hope can they have of coming unto God, who cannot endure to hear his voice calling them unto him?
1Secondly, let vs consider that it is euen God himselfe, who speaketh by the mouthes of his Ambassadours, and that they come not in their owne names but in Christs stead, to intreate vs that we would be reconciled vnto God,2 as it is 2. Cor. 5.20; that though they bee but earthen vessels, yet they bring from the world, and is yet hid to those that perish,