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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.
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.
1The first degree unto true faith, is the illumination of our dark and ignorant minds with the knowledge of the Gospel, or with the main principles thereof, wrought in our minds by the outward means ordained of God, and the inward operation of his holy spirit; whereby we give our assent to that truth of God in which the understanding is informed. And of this the apostle speaketh 1. Tim. 2.4. where he saith that it is the will of God, that all men should be saved, 2and come to the acknowledging of the truth, that is to the knowledge of the truth of God, and assenting thereunto.
1The first degree vnto true faith, is the illumination of our darke and ignorant minds with the knowledge of the Gospell, or with the maine principles thereof, wrought in our minds by the outward meanes ordained of God, and the inward operation of his holy spirit; whereby we giue our assent to that truth of God in which the vnderstanding is infourmed. And of this the apostle speaketh