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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.
It is the square and rule of our lives, from which we must not decline neither on the right hand nor on the left,1 Deut. 5.32. and therefore without it our works must needs be crooked in Gods sight. It is a lantern to our feet,2 and a light unto our paths, Psal. 119.105, whereby we are guided in the ways of holiness and righteousness which lead us to everlasting happiness, which being taken away we shall walk in darkness, and be every step ready to fall into sin and eternal destruction. It is the sword of the spirit, wherewith we defend our selves and offend our spiritual enemies,3 Eph. 6.17; which being neglected, or not skilfully used, we shall lie open to all thrusts and blows, and be easily overcome. ⟨p. 319⟩In a word, it is profitable for all uses, as being the only ordinary means ordained to convey unto us all good, and to preserve us from all evil: and therefore great folly it is for any man to contemn it, or to prefer before it vain pleasures, or trifling commodities, which also are momentany and uncertain.
It is the square and rule of our liues, from which we must not decline neither on the right hand nor on the left,1 Deut. 5.32. and therefore without it our workes must needs be crooked in Gods sight. It is a lanthorne to our feete,2 and a light vnto our paths, Psal. 119.105, whereby wee are guided in the waies of holinesse and righteousnesse which leade vs to euerlasting happinesse, which being taken away we shall walk in darknesse, and be euery step readie to fall into sin and eternall destruction. It is the sword of the spirit, wherewith we defend our selues and offend our spirituall enemies,