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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. 5 And therefore it behooveth us as we tender our salvation, that we labour after the sight and sense of our sins,1 that with good Josiah our hearts melt within us, and even resolve themselves into the tears of unfeigned repentance; that we even rent our heart with true compunction, as the Prophet exhorteth. Joel. 2.13. and that with the Jews we have our hearts pricked within us, when we come to the sight of our sins, and all this not so much in regard of the punishment we have deserved, as that by our sins we have displeased our good God and gracious father, and have caused our saviour Christ who is the Lord of life, to be put to a shameful and painful death.2
§. Sect. 5 And therefore it behooueth vs as we tender our saluation, that wee labour after the sight and sense of our sinnes,1 that with good Iosias our hearts melt within vs, and euen resolue themselues into the teares of vnfained repentance; that we euen rent our heart with true compunction, as the Prophet exhorteth. Ioel. 2.13. and that with the Iewes wee haue our hearts prickt within vs, when we come to the sight of our sinnes, and all this not so much in regard of the punishment we haue deserued, as that by our sinnes wee haue displeased our good God and gratious father, and haue caused our sauiour Christ who is the Lord of life, to be put to a shamefull and painefull death.2
- 1The means whereby we may attain so a true sight of our lives. 2. King. 22.19. Act. 2.37.The meanes whereby wee may attaine so a true sight of our liues. 2. King. 22.19.