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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.
1Against which temptation it behoveth every man most carefully to arm himself, as undermining the very foundation of all true religion; for take away the authority of the scriptures and you shall open a wide door to all carnal worldliness, beastly epicurism, and devilish atheism; they being the only true rule of virtue, whereby we are directed to choose the good and refuse the evil; the sceptre of God whereby he ruleth all the subjects of his kingdom, which being rejected we give over our selves to be ruled by the devil, and the lusts of our own flesh; the light of our eyes without which we are ⟨p. 324⟩blind and walk in darkness; the food of our souls which being taken away, they languish in all spiritual graces, and fall into miserable death and destruction; and the sword of the spirit whereby we defend our selves, and beat back our spiritual enemies, which being plucked out of our hand, we are easily vanquished and led captive unto all sin and wickedness.
1Against which temptation it behoueth euery man most carefully to arme himselfe, as vndermining the very foundation of all true religion; for take away the authoritie of the scriptures and you shall open a wide dore to all carnall worldlines, beastly epicurisme, and diuelish atheisme; they being the onely true rule of vertue, whereby we are directed to chuse the good and refuse the euill; the scepter of God whereby he ruleth all the subiects of his kingdome, which being reiected we giue ouer our selues to be ruled by the diuell, and the lusts of our owne flesh; the light of our eyes without which wee are ⟨p. 324⟩blind and walke in darkenes; the foode of our soules which being taken away, they languish in all spirituall graces, and fall into miserable death and destruction; and the sworde of the spirit whereby wee defend our selues, and beate backe our spirituall enemies, which being plucked out of our hand, we are easily vanquished and led captiue vnto all sinne and wickednes.
- 1The answer: that all religion dependeth upon the authority of the Scriptures.