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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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Fourthly we must hear the word as if we were nevermore ⟨p. 373⟩to hear it, for who can tell whither he shall live till the next sabbath? or though he do, yet how knoweth he whether he shall have his senses, understanding, and memory, seeing he will not use them to Gods glory and his own good? or though he have, yet may the word of God be taken from him and such a famine be of this heavenly food that he may wander from sea to sea,1 and from North to East seeking it and shall not find it, and therefore whilst the Lord speaketh unto us, today let us hearken and not harden our hearts, for he hath not promised us to morrow that we shall hear it, whilst we enjoy this heavenly light let us look upon it and be directed by it to do the works of holiness, for it may be it will shortly set and never rise again unto us, and then what will follow but eternal darkness?
Fourthly wee must heare the word as if wee were neuermore ⟨p. 373⟩to heare it, for who can tell whither hee shall liue till the next sabboth? or though he doe, yet how knoweth hee whether hee shall haue his senses, vnderstanding, and memorie, seeing hee will not vse them to Gods glorie and his owne good? or though hee haue, yet may the word of God bee taken from him and such a famine bee of this heauenly foode that hee may wander from sea to sea,1 and from North to East seeking it and shall not find it, and therfore whilst the Lord speaketh vnto vs, today let vs harken and not harden our hearts, for he hath not promised vs to morrow that we shall heare it, whilst wee inioy this heauenly light let vs looke vpon it and be directed by it to doe the workes of holynesse, for it may be it will shortly set and neuer rise againe vnto vs, and then what will follow but eternall darkenesse?
- 1Am. 8.11.