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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
Book 2 › Chapter 47: Other tentations concerning faith answered.
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And this may appear by divers reasons; first because faith is not of our selves but the free gift of God, as it is Ephe. 2.8.1 And whatsoever sanctifying and saving grace the Lord giveth that he never taketh utterly away; for the gifts and calling of God are without repentance, as the Apostle speaketh.2 Rom. 11.29.
And this may appeare by diuers reasons; first because faith is not of our selues but the free gift of God, as it is Ephe. 2.8.1 And whatsoeuer sanctifyng and sauing grace the Lord giueth that he neuer taketh vtterly away; for the gifts and calling of God are without repentance, as the Apostle speaketh.2 Rom. 11.29.
Secondly, whosoever truly believeth, he is truly knit and united unto the body of Christ and is made partaker of his holy spirit which as it begetteth and beginneth all the sanctifying and saving graces in us, so also it nourisheth, strengtheneth and confirmeth them so as they can never utterly fail, for whatsoever good work he beginneth that will he also perfect and accomplish.