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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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§. Sect. 2 Secondly, Satan will suggest that those who are justified are made just,1 and those who are made just do continually the works of righteousness; but thou, will he say to the humbled sinner, continuest still in thy corruptions, and thy wickedness cleaveth fast to thee, and compasseth thee about; and in stead of doing the works of righteousness, thou continually heapest up the full measure of thy sins; yea thy best actions are so stained with imperfections and so full of infirmities, that they justly provoke Gods wrath against thee.
§. Sect. 2 Secondly, Sathan will suggest that those who are iustified are made iust,1 and those who are made iust doe continually the workes of righteousnesse; but thou, will he say to the humbled sinner, continuest still in thy corruptions, and thy wickednesse cleaueth fast to thee, and compasseth thee about; and in stead of doing the workes of righteousnesse, thou continually heapest vp the full measure of thy sinnes; yea thy best actions are so stained with imperfections and so full of infirmities, that they iustly prouoke Gods wrath against thee.
- 1That we are made just not by infusion but by imputation of righteousness.That we are made iust not by infusion but by imputation of righteousnes.
To which we must answer, that indeed whosoever is justified is made just, but not by infusion of inherent righteousness into our selves, but by imputation of Christs most perfect righteousness, as before I have showed; for hereby our sins are pardoned, he having taken them upon himself, and satisfied Gods justice by suffering those punishments which we had deserved; and also he hath perfectly fulfilled the law, that he might make us partakers of his active obedience; and so imputing both unto us, hath made us perfectly just and righteous in Gods sight.