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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.
The reason here of is because they are wholly plunged yea drowned and dead in their sins, and therefore as those who being dived to the bottom of some deep water, do not feel the weight of that which is above them, whereas if they were pulled out of the waters; they would be overwhelmed ⟨p. 411⟩with the burden of one tun, so those who are deeply plum ged into the gulf of sin and wickedness, do not feel the weight of this intolerable burden, but if once they come out of their sins by unfeigned repentance, the weight of some few of them would press them down unto the gates of hell, if they be not supported and freed from this burden by our saviour Jesus Christ.
The reason here of is because they are wholy plunged yea drowned and dead in their sinns, and therefore as those who being diued to the bottome of some deepe water, doe not feele the waight of that which is aboue them, whereas if they were pulled out of the waters; they would be ouerwhelmed ⟨p. 411⟩with the burthen of one tunne, so those who are deeply plū ged into the gulph of sinne and wickednesse, doe not feele the waight of this intollerable burthen, but if once they come out of their sinns by vnfained repentance, the waight of some few of them woulde presse them downe vnto the gates of hell, if they bee not supported and freed from this burthen by our sauiour Iesus Christ.
But such as these, are not called by our saviour, neither will he ease them, though their burden be never so intolerable; but he inviteth those only who are heavy laden, and finding their burden irksome are weary of it and desire to be eased; he harkeneth only unto those who from their harts cry out with David. psal. 38.4. mine iniquities are gone over my head, and as a weighty burden they are to heavy for me. 6. I am bowed and crooked very sore, I go mourning all the day. He respecteth only those who are of a broken heart and contrite spirit,1