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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 48: Of our justification.Book 2 › Chapter 48: Of our iustification.
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§. Sect. 3 1The final cause of our justification is two fold, the chief and principal is the glory of God, for hereby the Lord hath most notably manifested his infinite justice and mercy, his justice in that he would rather punish our sins in his only begotten Son, then he would suffer them to go unpunished; his mercy in that for our sakes he spared not his best beloved Son, but gave him to suffer death, yea the death of the cross, that by his one oblation he might make full satisfaction for our sins, and purchase for us everlasting life; and also in that he vouchsafeth unto us the outward means of his word and Sacraments, and the inward assistance of his holy spirit, whereby we are united unto Christ and have a lively faith begotten in us, which apprehending Christ his righteousness and merits we are justified, sanctified, and eternally saved. And this end is signified by the Apostle Rom. 3.24.25. where he saith that God hath justified us freely by his grace, 2through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus, to declare his righteousness by the forgiveness of sins and might show himself just by justifying him who is of the faith of Jesus. And cap. 5.21. he saith, that as under the law sin had reigned unto death, so now grace reigneth by righteousness unto eternal life through Jesus Christ our Lord. 3So Eph. 2.5.6.7. he affirmeth that God hath quickened us in Christ who were dead in our sins & hath raised us up in him; that he might show in the ages to come the exceeding riches of his grace through his kindness towards us in Christ Jesus.
§. Sect. 3 1The finall cause of our instification is two fold, the chiefe and principall is the glory of God, for hereby the Lord hath most notably manifested his infinite iustice and mercy, his iustice in that he would rather punish our sinnes in his onely begotten Sonne, then he would suffer them to goe vnpunished; his mercy in that for our sakes hee spared not his best beloued Sonne, but gaue him to suffer death, yea the death of the crosse, that by his one oblation he might make full satisfaction for our sinnes, and purchase for vs euerlasting life; and also in that he vouchsafeth vnto vs the outward means of his word and Sacraments, and the inward assistance of his holy spirit, whereby wee are vnited vnto Christ and haue a liuely faith begotten in vs, which apprehending Christ his righteousnesse and merits wee are iustified, sanctified, and eternally saued. And this end is signified by the Apostle