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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.
if a malefactor had a dear friend who loved him so entirely, that he would not spare to give his whole substance to procure his pardon, would this miserable offender fear death or condemnation, if he were assured that now his pardon were in his friends hand, and that the matter were by his Prince referred to him, as unto a supreme judge absolutely to determine what he will? But our Saviour hath not given goods or gold, or any corruptible thing, but even his own most precious body to be crucified, & his blood to be shed, that by this inestimable price he might purchase our pardon of God our sovereign king, now he hath the law in his own hands, and is appointed of God for our supreme Judge to acquit us at his own pleasure, who therefore can make any doubt of grace and pardon, seeing his judge is his Saviour who hath loved him so dearly, that to this end he hath shed his precious blood, that he might procure for him the remission ⟨p. 456⟩of his sins and everlasting happiness, and therefore if he would not stick to buy it at so high a rate, how much more having bought it only for this purpose will he now bestow it if we seek unto him, and earnestly desire to be partakers of his grace and mercy.
if a malefactour had a deare friend who loued him so intirely, that he would not spare to giue his whole substance to procure his pardon, would this miserable offendour feare death or condemnation, if he were assured that now his pardon were in his friends hand, and that the matter were by his Prince referred to him, as vnto a supreame iudge absolutely to determine what hee will? But our Sauiour hath not giuen goods or gold, or any corruptible thing, but euen his owne most pretious body to be crucified, & his bloud to be shed, that by this inestimable price he might purchase our pardon of God our soueraigne king, now he hath the law in his own hands, and is appointed of God for our supreame Iudge to acquit vs at his owne pleasure, who therefore can make any doubt of grace and pardon, seeing his iudge is his Sauiour who hath loued him so dearely, that to this end he hath shed his precious bloud, that he might procure for him the remission ⟨p. 456⟩of his sinnes and euerlasting happinesse, and therefore if he would not sticke to buy it at so high a rate, how much more hauing bought it onely for this purpose will he now bestow it if we seeke vnto him, and earnestly desire to bee partakers of his grace and mercy.