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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.
As also in Saul who against his conscience persecuted David because the Lord loved & had made choice of him to succeed in his place, and howsoever sometimes by occasion of some notable fruit of Davids innocency he was moved to condemn himself and to justify him, yet presently he hardened his heart again and raged against him with wonted malice. And thus likewise were those Israelites hardened and frozen stiff in the dregs of their sins,1 of whom the Prophet Isaiah speaketh Isaiah. 28.15 Ye have said (saith he) we have made a covenant with death ⟨p. 485⟩and with hell we are at agreement: though a scourge run over and pass through, it shall not come at us: for we have made falsehood our refuge and under vanity are we hid. And those also of whom the Prophet Zechariah complaineth Zach. 7.11. who (obstinately) refused to hearken, 2and pulled away the shoulder and stopped their ears that they should not hear, yea, and made their hearts as an Adamant stone, least they should hear the law and the words which the Lord of hosts sent in his spirit by the ministry of the Prophets. And so also many of the Scribes and Pharisees hardened their hearts against our Saviour Christ obstinately contemning the gracious and powerful words, which proceeded out of his mouth, and quenched the good motions of Gods spirit, occasioned by his wonderful miracles and admirable works which none could perform, but he who was the very true and only begotten son of God. Now we are to know that this hardness of hart is most damnable, and whosoever are possessed therewith they can never escape Gods fearful judgements and everlasting condemnation in the life to come.
As also in Saul who against his conscience persecuted Dauid because the Lord loued & had made choise of him to succeed in his place, and howsoeuer sometimes by occasion of some notable fruite of Dauids innocencie hee was moued to condemne himselfe and to iustifie him, yet presently hee hardned his heart againe and raged against him with wonted malice. And thus likewise were those Israelites hardened and frozen stiffe in the dregs of their sinnes,