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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.
CHAP. XXX. Two lets which hinder worldlings from speedy repentance removed.
CHAP. XXX. Two letts which hinder worldlings from speedy repentance remooued.
§. Sect. 1 And so much concerning these Motives,whereby we may be persuaded to speedy repentance,1 all which the worldly secure man wardeth and beareth of with a double fence, so as ⟨p. 403⟩they can never beat him down with true humility nor pierce his heart with unfeigned sorrow for sin; the one is by alleging Gods mercy manifestly declared unto us in the sweet promises of the Gospel; the other by objecting the example of the converted thief, who though he had spent his whole life in sin and wickedness, yet at the last hour was received to mercy.
§. Sect. 1 ANd so much concerning these Motiues,whereby wee may bee perswaded to speedie repentance,1 all which the worldly secure man wardeth and beareth of with a double fence, so as ⟨p. 403⟩they can neuer beate him downe with true humilitie nor pearce his heart with vnfained sorrow for sinne; the one is by alleadging Gods mercy manifestly declared vnto vs in the sweet promises of the Gospel; the other by obiecting the example of the conuerted thiefe, who though hee had spent his whole life in sinne and wickednesse, yet at the last hower was receiued to mercy.
- 1The first let, is the misapplying of Gods mercy and gracious promisee.The first let, is the misaplying of Gods mercy and gratious promisee.