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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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Lastly, the Lord hath not only after a general manner propounded these promises unto us, and left us to our own liberty to believe or not to believe them, but he hath bound us to the performance of this duty by his express commandment,1 Mark. 1.15. Repent and believe the Gospel. And 1. Joh. 3.23. This is his commandment that we believe in his son Jesus Christ, that is, that we do not only after a general manner believe that he is the saviour of mankind, but that we believe that he is our saviour, who hath redeemed, justified, and will most perfectly save us, and rest wholly upon him alone for our salvation. And he that thus believeth, needeth no other arguments to assure him that he is justified and shall be saved; for he hath the witness in himself, even the testimony of Gods spirit, crying in his heart Abba father, and bearing witness unto his spirit that he is the child of God: and not to believe this is to make God a liar, because we will not believe the record that he hath witnessed of that his son, 2as the Apostle speaketh. 1. Joh. 5.10. Yea (as before I have showed at large) he hath added unto the hand writing of his word, which containeth also his oath for our better confirmation, his sacraments; whereby he particularly conveyeth and giveth unto every believer, as it were proper possession of Christ Jesus and all his benefits, to the end that there should be no place left to doubting, nor any need of any particular revelation, for our further assurance.
Lastly, the Lord hath not onely after a generall manner propounded these promises vnto vs, and left vs to our owne libertie to beleeue or not to beleeue them, but hee hath bound vs to the performance of this dutie by his expresse commaundement,1 Mark. 1.15. Repent and beleeue the Gospell. And