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# Young soldier of Christ
- URL: https://www.theholyfight.com/young-soldier-of-christ/
- Published: 2026-11-03T21:06:47.000Z
- Updated: 2026-11-03T21:06:47.000Z
- Description: Lorenzo Scupoli, The Spiritual Combat
- Author: Sean Catlett
- Tags: Library, Lorenzo Scupoli

> Having then declared war, young soldier of Christ, thou hast need of three things; a heart strong and resolute for the combat, weapons, and skill in using them.

**Lorenzo Scupoli**, *The Spiritual Combat* (19th-century English translation)

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Lorenzo Scupoli (c. 1530–1610) was an Italian priest. *The Spiritual Combat* was first published in 1589.

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