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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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§. Sect. 3 But let us after a more especial manner arm our selves against this tentation;1 and to this purpose it behooveth us first that we prove against Satan's false suggestions, that we have faith: and secondly that we arm our selves by all good means with the shield of faith, seeking daily more strength and increase thereof, until at last we attain unto that fullness of faith which will fill our souls with true peace and comfort, and also beat back all the violence of Satan's subtle and fierce tentations.
§. Sect. 3 But let vs after a more especiall manner arme our selues against this tentation;1 and to this purpose it behooueth vs first that we prooue against Sathans false suggestions, that we haue faith: and secondly that we arme our selues by al good meanes with the shield of faith, seeking daily more strength and increase thereof, vntil at last wee attaine vnto that fulnesse of faith which will fill our soules with true peace and comfort, and also beat backe all the violence of Sathans subtill and fearce tentations.
- 1How we may be assured that we have faith by finding in our selves the degrees thereof.How we may bee assured that we haue faith by finding in our selues the degrees thereof.
For the first: we may prove that we have a true justifying faith by diverse arguments, as first by the degrees thereof, from which we may thus reason? whosoever can truly find in himself the several degrees of a lively faith, he may certainly be assured that he is endued therewith, but I (may every christian man say) do truly howsoever in weak measure find these degrees of a lively faith in me, and therefore I am assured that I am endued therewith.
For the first: wee may prooue that we haue a true iustifying faith by diuerse argumentes, as first by the degrees thereof, from which we may thus reason? whosoeuer can truely find in himselfe the seuerall degrees of a liuely faith, he may certainely be assured that he is indued therewith, but I (may euery christian man say) doe truely howsoeuer in weake measure finde these degrees of a liuely faith in mee, and therefore I am assured that I am indued therewith.