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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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§. Sect. 5 But this may more manifestly appear by particular places wherein the Apostle plainly showeth that he speaketh not only of the ceremonial law,1 but of the moral law also. In the second chapter of the Epistle to the Romans, he plainly disputeth as well of the law of nature, to the obedience whereof the Gentiles were obliged as of the law given by Moses. 2Chap. 3.19.20. He saith that all the world are made culpable before God, and therefore by the works of the law shall no flesh be justified in his sight. Now if this consequence be good he speaketh not only of the ceremonial but of the moral duties, for the former belonged not to the gentiles, and therefore the neglect of them did not make them culpable, nor debar them of being justified by their own works.3
§. Sect. 5 But this may more manifestly appeare by particular places wherein the Apostle plainly sheweth that he speaketh not onely of the ceremoniall law,1 but of the morall law also. In the second chapter of the Epistle to the Romanes, he plainly disputeth as well of the law of nature, to the obedience whereof the Gentiles were obliged as of the law giuen by Moses. 2Chap. 3.19.20. Hee sayth that all the world are made culpable before God, and therefore by the works of the law shal no flesh be iustified in his sight. Now if this consequence be good he speaketh not onely of the ceremoniall but of the moral duties, for the former belonged not to the gentiles, and therefore the neglect of them did not make them culpable, nor debarre them of being iustified by their owne workes.3