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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 50: That faith alone justifieth.Book 2 › Chapter 50: That faith alone iustifieth.
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§. Sect. 4 Secondly, the tempter will object, that this imputed righteousness ⟨p. 581⟩we speak of, is but imaginary,1 and a vain fantasy; as if a man who were defiled with dirt should be reputed clean by the imputation of another's cleanness, or as if a beggar should be esteemed rich, by imputation of another's wealth. To which we are to answer, that the imputation of Christs righteousness unto us, is no imaginary dream, but a matter plainly expressed in Gods word, as also the not imputation of our sins is therein specified. In the fourth of the Romans this word is used by the holy Ghost an eleven times.2 So vers. 3. Abraham believed God and it was imputed unto him for righteousness. And vers. 4. To him that worketh not, but believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is imputed for righteousness. And vers. 6. Even as David declared the blessedness of the man unto whom God imputeth righteousness without works. And vers. 8. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth not sin, &c.
§. Sect. 4 Secondly, the tempter will obiect, that this imputed righteousnesse ⟨p. 581⟩wee speake of, is but imaginarie,1 and a vaine phantasie; as if a man who were defiled with durt should be reputed cleane by the imputation of anothers cleanesse, or as if a begger should be esteemed rich, by imputation of anothers wealth. To which we are to answere, that the imputation of Christs righteousnesse vnto vs, is no imaginarie dreame, but a matter plainely expressed in Gods word, as also the not imputation of our sinnes is therein specified. In the fourth of the Romanes this word is vsed by the holy Ghost an eleuen times.2 So vers. 3. Abraham beleeued God and it was imputed vnto him for righteousnesse. And vers. 4. To him that worketh not, but beleeueth in him that iustifieth the vngodly, his faith is imputed for righteousnesse. And vers. 6. Euen as Dauid declared the blessednesse of the man vnto whom God imputeth righteousnesse without workes. And vers. 8. Blessed is the man to whom the Lord imputeth not sinne, &c.