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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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1The second degree is an assurance that our sins are pardonable, which is wrought in us by the knowledge and due consideration of Gods infinite mercy, and Christs invaluable ⟨p. 516⟩merits and indefinite promises of the Gospel, made with out exception to ill repentant and believing sinners; from whence also ariseth a general hope that we shall receive the pardon and remission of our sins, which hope is nourished and increased by this consideration, that the Lord hath placed us in his church, and graciously granted unto us the outward means whereby we may be brought unto unfeigned repentance, and have a lively faith wrought in us, even the ministry of the word and administration of the sacraments, upon which only condition the covenant of grace and all the sweet promises of the Gospel, are made and assured unto us.
1The second degree is an assurance that our sinnes are pardonable, which is wrought in vs by the knowledge and due consideration of Gods infinite mercy, and Christs inualuable ⟨p. 516⟩merites and indefinite promises of the Gospell, made with out exception to ill repentant and belieuing sinners; from whence also ariseth a generall hope that we shall receaue the pardon and remission of our sinnes, which hope is nourished and increased by this consideration, that the Lord hath placed vs in his church, and gratiously granted vnto vs the outward meanes wherby we may be brought vnto vnfained repentance, and haue a liuely faith wrought in vs, euen the ministerie of the word and administration of the sacraments, vpon which onely condition the couenant of grace and all the sweete promises of the Gospell, are made and assured vnto vs.
- 1The 2. degree a persuasion that our sins are pardonable.The 2. degree a perswasion that our sins are pardonable.