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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Lastly the Apostle speaking of the works of the law allegeth these sentences. Gala. 3.10.1 As many as are of the works of the law are under the curse, for it is written cursed is every man that continueth not in all things which are written in the book of the law to do them. So that he speaketh not of the ceremonial law alone but of the whole law of Moses and of all things contained in it. and ver. 12.2 And the law is not of faith, but the man that shall do those things shall live in them. Which cannot be understood of the ceremonial law alone, but of the works of the moral law yea of them especially.
Lastly the Apostle speaking of the workes of the law alleadgeth these sentences. Gala. 3.10.1 As many as are of the workes of the law are vnder the curse, for it is written cursed is euery man that continueth not in all thinges which are written in the booke of the law to doe them. So that he speaketh not of the ceremoniall law alone but of the whole law of Moses and of all things contayned in it. and ver. 12.2 And the law is not of faith, but the man that shall doe those things shall liue in them. Which cannot be vnderstoode of the ceremoniall law alone, but of the workes of the morall law yea of them especially.
- 1Gal. 3.10.
- 2ver. 12.
1Secondly it is answered that the apostle speaketh only of the works of those who are not regenerate nor endued with faith, and not of the regenerate and faithful. Which shifting cavil the apostle clearly taketh away, not only by applying his speeches unto all men without any limitation; but especially in that example of Abraham which he bringeth for this purpose; who though he were long before regenerate, endued with faith and exceeding plentiful in good works, yet he flatly excludeth all his works from being any causes of his justification. So