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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 tentation it behoveth every man most carefully to arm himself as being in it self most dangerous and pernicious to great multitudes, as may appear by too too lamentable experience; for when as Satan can no longer hoodwink their eyes with the veil of ignorance but that they plainly see, that it concerneth their eternal salvation to hearken unto the Lord calling them to repentance, then not withstanding thus far he prevaileth with them that they are content to delay their conversion and turning unto God, either until the time of sickness, or till their old age. And therefore it shall not be amiss to set down briefly some weighty arguments, whereby every Christian may be moved to speedy repentance, and not to defer their conversion from day to day,2 but to turn unto the Lord when he first calleth them.
1Against which tentation it behoueth euery man most carefully to arme himselfe as being in it selfe most daungerous and pernicious to great multitudes, as may appeare by too too lamentable experience; for when as Sathan can no longer hudwinke their eyes with the vayle of ignorance but that they plainly see, that it concerneth their eternall saluation to harken vnto the Lord calling them to repentance, then not withstanding thus farre he preuaileth with them that they are content to delay their conuersion and turning vnto God, either vntill the time of sicknesse, or till their old age. And therefore it shall not be amisse to set downe briefly some waighty arguments, whereby euery Christian may be moued to speedy repentance, and not to deferre their conuersion from day to day,2 but to turne vnto the Lord when he first calleth them.
- 1This tentation most dangerous.
- 2Motives to persuade us to hastenour repentance.Motiues to perswade vs to hastenour repentance.