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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. 3 As for our works and inherent righteousness,1 they are not causes but effects and fruits of our justification; neither is it possible that we should do any good work acceptable in Gods sight, till we are justified, and reconciled unto God ⟨p. 590⟩in Jesus Christ, for our works cannot please him, till our persons please him, and whatsoever we do, before faith hath purified the heart, it is sin and odious in the sight of God: but as soon as we have faith begotten in us, presently it apprehendeth, Christ and his righteousness, whereby we are justified, and then being justified, faith worketh by love and bringeth forth in us the fruits of sanctification; which though they be mingled with much corruption, and manifold imperfections, yet God in Christ accepteth of them as perfect, and will crown them with glory, and immortality.
§. Sect. 3 As for our workes and inherent righteousnesse,1 they are not causes but effects and fruites of our iustification; neither is it possible that we should doe any good worke acceptable in Gods sight, till we are iustified, and reconciled vnto God ⟨p. 590⟩in Iesus Christ, for our workes cannot please him, till our persons please him, and whatsoeuer we doe, before faith hath purified the heart, it is sinne and odious in the sight of God: but as soone as we haue faith begotten in vs, presently it apprehendeth, Christ and his righteousnes, whereby we are iustified, and then being iustified, faith worketh by loue and bringeth forth in vs the fruites of sanctification; which though they bee mingled with much corruption, and manifold imperfections, yet God in Christ accepteth of them as perfect, and will crowne them with glorie, and immortalitie.
- 1That our works are not causes but effects of our justification.That our works are not causes but effects of our iustification.