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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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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 for these only perform the condition of the covenant and consequently to them alone the promises contained in the covenant do appertain.
But such as these, are not called by our sauiour, neither will he ease them, though their burthen be neuer so intollerable; but he inuiteth those onely who are heauie laden, and finding their burthen irkesome are wearie of it and desire to be eased; he harkeneth only vnto those who from their harts cry out with Dauid. psal. 38.4. mine iniquities are gone ouer my head, and as a waighty burthen they are to heauie for me. 6. I am bowed and crooked very sore, I goe mourning all the day. He respecteth only those who are of a broken heart and contrite spirit,1 for these only perfourme the condition of the couenant and consequently to them alone the promises contayned in the couenant doe appertaine.
§ Sect. 3 The condition of the covenant is faith and repentance,