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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.
Which being made effectual by the inward operation of Gods holy spirit, we have true faith begot in us, whereby we are assured of Gods mercy in Jesus Christ, and of the full remission of all our sins, the consideration whereof doth comfort and raise us up from falling into desperation and utter destruction. Seventhly after this assurance of Gods love and of the forgiveness of our sins there followeth first a true hatred of sin, because it is sin, an unfeigned sorrow not so much in regard of the punishment which by our sins we have justly deserved, as that because we have offended our so gracious a God and tender loving father. Secondly this sorrow will not suffer us to hide, excuse,1 or extenuate ⟨p. 506⟩our sins,2 but moveth us in all humility to prostrate our selves before Gods mercy seat, and in grief of soul to confess them, acknowledging that confusion and condemnation is due unto us, which by no means we can escape but by Gods mercy, and the merits and righteousness of Jesus Christ.
Which being made effectuall by the inward operation of Gods holy spirit, we haue true faith begott in vs, wherby we are assured of Gods mercy in Iesus Christ, and of the full remission of all our sinnes, the consideration whereof doth comforte and rayse vs vp from falling into desperation and vtter destruction. Seuenthly after this assurance of Gods loue and of the forgiuenesse of our sinnes there followeth first a true hatred of sinne, because it is sinne, an vnfained sorrow not so much in regarde of the punishment which by our sinnes wee haue iustly deserued, as that because we haue offended our so gratious a God and tender louing father. Secondly this sorrow will not suffer vs to hide, excuse,1 or extenuate ⟨p. 506⟩our sins,2 but moueth vs in all humilitie to prostrate our selues before Gods mercie seate, and in greefe of soule to confesse them, acknowledging that confusion and condemnation is due vnto vs, which by no meanes wee can escape but by Gods mercie, and the merites and righteousnesse of Iesus Christ.