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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. 7 Secondly,1 this may be proved by the example of Abraham, upon which the Apostle in the former place insisteth; for by that imputed righteousness whereby he was justified, we are also justified: but the Apostle plainly affirmeth that this imputation was not of Abraham's inherent righteousness, with the which notwithstanding he was plentifully endued; for (as he saith) if Abraham were justified by works, he had wherein to rejoice, but not in God; but that Abraham believed in God, and this was counted to him for righteousness, 2as it is Rom. 4.2.3: and therefore we are not justified by our works and inherent righteousness, but by the righteousness of Christ imputed unto us.
§. Sect. 7 Secondly,1 this may be prooued by the example of Abraham, vpon which the Apostle in the former place insisteth; for by that imputed righteousnesse whereby he was iustified, wee are also iustified: but the Apostle plainly affirmeth that this imputation was not of Abrahams inherent righteousnesse, with the which notwithstanding he was plentifully indued; for (as he saith) if Abraham were iustified by workes, he had wherein to reioyce, but not in God; but that Abraham beleeued in God, and this was counted to him for righteousnesse, 2as it is Rom. 4.2.3: and therefore we are not iustified by our workes and inherent righteousnesse, but by the righteousnesse of Christ imputed vnto vs.
- 1The former point proved by the example of Abraham.The former point proued by the example of Abraham.
- 2Rom. 4.2.3.