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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.
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 Rom. 4.2.2 If Abraham were justified by works he had wherein to rejoice but not with God. and ver. 3.3 Abraham believed God and it was counted unto him for righteousness. 4. Now to him that worketh, the wages is not counted by favour but ⟨p. 576⟩by debt. 5. But to him that worketh not, but believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly his faith is counted for righteousness.
1Secondly it is answered that the apostle speaketh only of the workes of those who are not regenerate nor indued with faith, and not of the regenerate and faithfull. Which shifting cauill the apostle clearly taketh away, not only by applying his speeches vnto all men without any limitation; but especially in that example of Abraham which he bringeth for this purpose; who though hee were long before regenerate, indued with faith and exceeding plentifull in good workes, yet hee flatly excludeth all his workes from being any causes of his iustification. So Rom. 4.2.2 If Abraham were iustified by works he had wherein to reioyce but not with God. and ver. 3.3 Abraham beleeued God and it was counted vnto him for righteousnesse. 4. Now to him that worketh, the wages is not counted by fauour but