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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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Thirdly being assured of the pardon of our sins past, we labour and strive for the time to come to leave and forsake them, and to mortify the flesh and corruptions thereof whereby we are led captive unto sin, & also we endeavour with a fervent zeal of Gods glory to serve the Lord in holiness and righteousness, that so by our godly lives we may glorify him and express our thankfulness for all his inestimable benefits. Fourthly if at any time besides or contrary to our purpose we be overtaken by our corruption, and fall into sin, there followeth in us an holy anger and indignation with our selves, because we did not more carefully look to our ways; which godly anger proceedeth to the taking of a holy kind of revenge, to the end that thereby our sins may be subdued and our corruptions mortified. For example he that hath offended through gluttony and drunkenness being truly penitent and angry with himself for his sin, will also tame the flesh by punishing the same through fasting and abstinence. He that hath offended by using excessive pride in apparel, being angry with him self upon his true repentance doth withdraw from himself such costly attire as otherwise in respect of his calling he might lawfully wear.
Thirdly being assured of the pardon of our sinnes past, wee labour and striue for the time to come to leaue and forsake them, and to mortifie the flesh and corruptions thereof whereby we are led captiue vnto sinne, & also we indeauour with a feruent zeale of Gods glorie to serue the Lorde in holinesse and righteousnesse, that so by our godly liues wee may glorifie him and expresse our thankfulnesse for all his inestimable benefites. Fourthly if at any time besides or contrary to our purpose we be ouertaken by our corruption, and fall into sinne, there followeth in vs an holy anger and indignation with our selues, because wee did not more carefully looke to our waies; which godly anger preceedeth to the taking of a holy kind of reuenge, to the end that thereby our sinnes may be subdued and our corruptions mortified. For example hee that hath offended through gluttonie and drunkennesse being truly penitent and angry with himselfe for his sinne, will also tame the fleshe by punishing the same through fasting and abstinence. He that hath offended by vsing excessiue pride in apparrell, being angrie with him selfe vpon his true repentance doth withdraw from himselfe such costly attire as otherwise in respect of his calling hee might lawfully weare.