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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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1Secondly, it must be whole and entire in respect of the object: for it is not sufficient that we perform obedience unto some of Gods commandments, if we endeavour not to show our obedience unto all, it is not enough if we forsake some of our sins, if we willingly and with delight entertain and nourish others, never striving against them nor labouring to mortify them, but if we would approve our repentance to be sincere and unfeigned both unto God and our own consciences, we must desire & endeavour to perform obedience, as well to those commandments which seem hard and most unpleasant unto us, as unto those which are more easy and delightful, we must not only forsake those sins which are not so pleasing unto us, but even those which otherwise are as dear unto us as our right hand or eye; for he that truly repenteth of one sin repenteth of all, he that repenteth not of any one sin, repenteth of none as he ought; he that wittingly and advisedly neglecteth any one commandment will in time neglect all, whatsoever outward reformation may serve to be in him; he that willingly entertaineth any one sin and nourisheth it as his dear darling in his bosom, will in the end make conscience of none; for a little leaven leaveneth the whole lump, and even small ⟨p. 508⟩sins if they be not mortified, will make room for those which are greatest and most heinous.
1Secondly, it must bee whole and intire in respect of the obiect: for it is not sufficient that we perfourme obedience vnto some of Gods commandements, if wee indeauour not to shew our obedience vnto all, it is not inough if we forsake some of our sinnes, if wee willingly and with delight entertaine and nourish others, neuer striuing against them nor labouring to mortifie them, but if we would approue our repentance to be sincere and vnfained both vnto God and our owne consciences, we must desire & indeauour to performe obedience, as well to those commandements which seeme hard and most vnpleasant vnto vs, as vnto those which are more easie and delightfull, we must not onely forsake those sinnes which are not so pleasing vnto vs, but euen those which otherwise are as deare vnto vs as our right hād or eye; for he that truely repenteth of one sin repenteth of al, he that repenteth not of any one sin, repenteth of none as he ought; he that wittingly and aduisedly neglecteth any one commandement will in time neglect all, whatsoeuer outward reformation may serue to be in him; he that willingly entertaineth any one sinne and nourisheth it as his deare dearling in his boosome, will in the end make conscience of none; for a little leauen leaueneth the whole lumpe, and euen small