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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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And therefore we may conclude that they are the fruits of Gods spirit in us, and consequently that we are the sons of God who are endued with a true and lively faith; for as many as are led by the spirit of God, 1they are the sons of God, which privilege belongeth only to the faithful as appeareth ⟨p. 523⟩Joh. 1.12.2 As many as received him to them he gave power to be the sons of God, even to them that believe in his name. So that whosoever have the spirit have faith also, for the spirit and faith which is a fruit thereof cannot be severed.
And therfore we may conclude that they are the fruits of Gods spirit in vs, and consequently that wee are the sons of God who are indued with a true and liuely faith; for as many as are led by the spirite of God, 1they are the sonnes of God, which priuiledge belongeth onely to the faithfull as appeareth ⟨p. 523⟩Ioh. 1.12.2 As many as receaued him to them hee gaue power to be the sons of God, euen to them that beleeue in his name. So that whosoeuer haue the spirit haue faith also, for the spirit and faith which is a fruit thereof cannot be seuered.