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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. 1 And so much for the answering of those tentations whereby Satan laboureth to make us delay and defer our repentance from day to day:1 with which, if he cannot prevail both because we see the necessity of repentance unto salvation, and also plainly perceive by the former reasons that delays are most dangerous, then he will labour in the next place to persuade us to content our selves with a small measure of repentance, or rather in truth with a counterfeit work-repentance, which is only in outward show and never pierceth the heart; making us believe that if when we see our sins, having our consciences convinced out of Gods word we do in some general terms confess that we are all sinners, and desire God after a formal manner to have mercy upon us, if we can sometime strain from us a broken sigh and be content to leave some of our least pleasing sins, our repentance will be very acceptable to God, and sufficient for our salvation.
§ Sect. 1 ANd somuch for the answering of those tentations wherby Sathan laboreth to make vs delay and deferre our repentance from day to day:1 with which, if he cannot preuaile both because we see the necessitie of repentance vnto saluation, and also plainly perceiue by the former reasons that delayes are most dangerous, then hee will laboure in the next place to perswade vs to content our selues with a smale measure of repentance, or rather in truth with a coūterfait worke-repentance, which is only in outward shew and neuer pearceth the heart; making vs beleeue that if when wee see our sinns, hauing our consciences conuinced out of Gods word we doe in some generall tearmes confesse that we are all sinners, and desire God after a formall manner to haue mercie vppon vs, if we can sometime straine from vs a broken sighe and be content to leaue some of our least pleasing sinnes, our repentance wilbe very acceptable to God, and sufficient for our saluation.
- 1That the promises of the gospel are made only to those who repentseriously.That the promises of the gospell are made onely to those who repentseriously.