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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.
Seeing therefore this hearty calling upon Gods name is a gift of God, & a work of his holy spirit in us which at sometimes heretofore we have discerned in our selves, let us not altogether be discouraged though at sometimes we want it;1 for the gifts of God are without repentance, and though at sometimes they are withdrawn from our sense and feeling, yet shall they never be taken from us; and if at any time we have had assurance that the spirit of God hath dwelled in us, by this work thereof effectual prayer, we may assure our selves that it hath not forsaken us,2 but will again help our infirmities, and whereas we cannot tell how to pray as we ought, the spirit it self will make request for us with sighs, which cannot be expressed.
Seeing therefore this hartie calling vpon Gods name is a gift of God, & a worke of his holy spirit in vs which at sometimes heretofore we haue discerned in our selues, let vs not altogether be discouraged though at sometimes we want it;1 for the giftes of God are without repentance, and though at sometimes they are withdrawne from our sense and feeling, yet shall they neuer be taken from vs; and if at any time we haue had assurance that the spirit of God hath dwelled in vs, by this worke thereof effectuall prayer, we may assure our selues that it hath not forsaken vs,2 but will againe helpe our infirmities, and whereas we cannot tell how to pray as we ought, the spirit it selfe will make request for vs with sighes, which cannot be expressed.