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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. 6 Thirdly let us stir up our selves to reverent attention by the consideration of those inestimable benefits which are derived unto us by the hearing of the word,1 as that it is the lively seed whereby we are begotten unto God, the food of our souls whereby we are nourished unto everlasting life, that spiritual physic whereby we are purged from our corruptions, that light which guideth us in the ways of holiness and righteousness, in a word that it is the chief means to work in us all Gods graces in this life, and to assure us of everlasting happiness in the life to come. And if these and such like meditations come to our remembrance, they will serve to stir us up from our drowsy dullness and to hear Gods word with alacrity and cheerfulness, fastening our eyes on Gods ministers according to the example of Christs hearers. Luke 4.20. and even hanging upon them (like the child on the mothers breast) to suck our souls nourishment, as the people hanged on our Saviour. Luke 19.48.
§ Sect. 6 Thirdly let vs stirre vp our selues to reuerent attention by the consideration of those inestimable benefites which are deriued vnto vs by the hearing of the word,1 as that it is the liuely seede whereby we are begotten vnto God, the foode of our soules wherby we are nourished vnto euerlasting life, that spirituall physicke wherby we are purged from our corruptions, that light which guideth vs in the waies of holines and righteousnesse, in a word that it is the cheife meanes to worke in vs all Gods graces in this life, and to assure vs of euerlasting happinesse in the life to come. And if these and such like meditations come to our remembrance, they will serue to stirre us vp from our drowsie dulnesse and to heare Gods word with alacritie and chearefulnesse, fastening our eyes on Gods ministers according to the example of Christs hearers. Luke 4.20. and euen hanging vpon them (like the child on the mothers brest) to sucke our soules nourishment, as the people hanged on our Sauiour. Luke 19.48