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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.
For the first,1 hath not the Lord (will they say) protested in his word that he desireth not the death of a sinner, but that he turn from his way and live? hath not our Saviour told us that he came not to call the righteous; but sinners to repentance? and doth he not invite such unto him as labour under the heavy burden of sin promising that he will ease them? And hath not the Apostle Paul taught us,2 that Gods will is that all men should be saved, and come to the knowledge of his trueth. Seeing therefore God is so merciful why should we doubt of our salvation? Why should we fear to defer our repentance & follow our pleasures and delights for a time, seeing the Lord will receive us to mercy whensoever we turn unto him?
For the first,1 hath not the Lord (will they say) protested in his word that he desireth not the death of a sinner, but that he turne from his way and liue? hath not our Sauiour tould vs that he came not to cal the righteous; but sinners to repentance? and doth he not inuite such vnto him as labour vnder the heauie burthen of sinne promising that hee will ease them? And hath not the Apostle Paul taught vs,2 that Gods will is that all men should be saued, and come to the knowledge of his trueth. Seeing therefore God is so mercifull why should we doubt of our saluation? Why should we feare to deferre our repentance & follow our pleasures and delights for a time, seeing the Lord will receiue vs to mercy whensoeuer we turne vnto him?
- 1Ezech. 13.32. & 33.11. Math. 9.13. Math. 11.28.
- 21. Tim. 2.4.