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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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Fourthly, let us continually remember that we must once appear before Gods tribunal seat of judgement,1 there to render an account not only of our words and works but even of our secret thoughts, when as the Lord himself who searcheth the hearts and reigns shall be our judge who will not acquit the guilty, nor respect the person of man, neither will he be satisfied with fair pretences and smooth excuses, nor corrupted with brides and gifts.2 And therefore let us ⟨p. 416⟩judge our selves that we may not be judged of the Lord, and in bitterness of soul and remorse of conscience let us condemn our selves to be miserable sinners, that the Lord may acquit us and make us taste of his mercy.
Fourthly, let vs continually remember that we must once appeare before Gods tribunall seate of iudgement,1 there to render an accompt not onely of our words and workes but euen of our secret thoughts, when as the Lord himselfe who searcheth the hearts and reignes shalbe our iudge who will not acquit the guilty, nor respect the person of man, neither will he be satisfied with faire pretences and smooth excuses, nor corrupted with brides and gifts.2 And therefore let vs ⟨p. 416⟩iudge our selues that we may not be iudged of the Lord, and in bitternesse of soule and remorse of conscience let vs condemne our selues to be miserable sinners, that the Lord may acquite vs and make vs tast of his mercy.
- 14. Meditation of the last judgement.4. Meditation of the last iudgement.
- 21. Cor. 11.