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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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The inferior and subordinate end is that our salvation may hereby be firmly assured unto us, for now our salvation is not in us but in the hands of God, and it is grounded not on our own works and worthiness, but upon the righteousness and obedience of Jesus Christ, which is a most certain and firm foundation which will never fail us. And this ⟨p. 567⟩the Apostle showeth Rom. 4.16. whereas he saith,1 that the covenant of grace whereby we are assured of everlasting salvation is made by faith, that it might come by grace, and the promise might be sure to all the seed.
The inferiour and subordinate end is that our saluation may hereby be firmely assured vnto vs, for now our saluation is not in vs but in the hands of God, and it is grounded not on our owne workes and worthinesse, but vpon the righteousnesse and obedience of Iesus Christ, which is a most certaine and firme foundation which will neuer faile vs. And this ⟨p. 567⟩the Apostle sheweth Rom. 4.16. whereas hee saith,1 that the coucnant of grace whereby wee are assured of euerlasting saluation is made by faith, that it might come by grace, and the promisse might be sure to all the seed.
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