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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. 7 The third sign,1 whereby we may know those whom Christ calleth, is that being vexed with the heavy burden of sin, they earnestly desire to be eased and released of it; for as those who are overpressed with a heavy burden, desire above all things to be freed from it, so those who feel the weight of sin pressing them down and are weary & tired in bearing of it, they most earnestly desire to be eased of this intolerable burden, and will never be at rest till their desire be accomplished.
§. Sect. 7 The third signe,1 whereby wee may know those whome Christ calleth, is that being vexed with the heauy burthen of sinne, they earnestly desire to be eased and released of it; for as those who are ouerpressed with a heauy burthen, desire aboue all things to be freed from it, so those who feele the waight of sinne pressing them downe and are weary & tired in bearing of it, they most earnestly desire to bee eased of this intollerable burthen, and will neuer bee at rest till their desire bee accomplished.
- 1The 3. thing is an earnest desire to be freed from our sins.The 3. thinge is an earnest desire to be freed from our sinnes.
1This desire in the Scriptures is resembled to hunger and thirst; in which these two things concur, first a sense of our want, and secondly an appetite or earnest desire to be satisfied, and to have our want supplied; and so in these spiritual things, first we feel the want of Gods graces and Christs righteousness, and then we earnestly desire that we may be filled and satisfied with them. So that to hunger and thirst after the grace of God, and the righteousness of Christ, and to be weary and heavy laden are much alike, & both are blessed of the Lord; for as those who hunger, and thirst after righteousness, are blessed because they shall be satisfied, as it is,