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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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An these are the degrees of faith, which whosoever findeth in himself he may be assured that he hath a true lively and justifying faith notwithstanding all the tentations of Satan. If therefore having heard the gospel we have attained ⟨p. 519⟩unto some measure of knowledge of the chief principles thereof, if we have given our assent unto this truth in which our understandings are informed; if hereby we have attained unto this assurance that our sins are pardonable and have conceived some hope in consideration of Gods infinite mercy and Christs merits that we shall be forgiven and pardoned; if we have an hungering desire after grace and mercy and highly esteem the merits and righteousness of Jesus Christ, so that we wish nothing more then to be made partakers of them; if by this desire we have been moved to flee unto the throne of grace, and there humbly acknowledging our sins have earnestly desired pardon and forgiveness. Lastly if at any time we have discerned in in our selves a persuasion of Gods love and of the pardon and remission of our sins, and that we have or do rest upon the alone merits and obedience of Christ Jesus for our justification and salvation, then may we be assured that we are endued with a true justifying faith.
An these are the degrees of faith, which whosoeuer findeth in himselfe hee may be assured that hee hath a true liuely and iustifying faith notwithstanding all the tentations of Sathan. If therefore hauing heard the gospell wee haue attained ⟨p. 519⟩vnto some measure of knowledge of the chiefe principles thereof, if we haue giuen our assent vnto this truth in which our vnderstandings are informed; if hereby we haue attained vnto this assurance that our sinnes are pardonable and haue conceiued some hope in consideration of Gods infinite mercie and Christs merites that wee shall be forgiuen and pardoned; if we haue an hungring desire after grace and mercie and highly esteeme the merites and righteousnesse of Iesus Christ, so that wee wish nothing more then to bee made partakers of them; if by this desire wee haue beene moued to flee vnto the throne of grace, and there humblie acknowledging our sinnes haue earnestly desired pardon and forgiuenesse. Lastly if at any time wee haue discerned in in our selues a perswasion of Gods loue and of the pardon and remission of our sinnes, and that we haue or doe rest vppon the alone merites and obedience of Christ Iesus for our iustification and saluation, then may wee be assured that we are indued with a true iustifying faith.