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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 3 › Chapter 1: Of Sanctification, and the causes thereof.
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
It is only the water of Gods spirit that can wash away our Ethiopian blackness, and turn our spotted uncleanness into snowy whiteness; it is only the God of life that can make us rise from the death of sin to newness of life.
It is onely the water of Gods spirit that can wash away our Ethiopian blacknesse, and turne our spotted vncleannesse into snowie whitenesse; it is onely the God of life that can make vs rise from the death of sinne to newnesse of life.
But here it may be demanded, that if sanctification be wholly the work of God, and not in our own power, why do the Scriptures exhort us to sanctify our selves, to mortify our sins, and to walk in newness of life? I answer, that though sanctification be wholly from God, yet these exhortations are necessary; for he worketh this work in us, not as in stocks and stones, but as in reasonable creatures, of whom he requireth consent of will, desire and endeavour in the use of the means ordained of God, for the beginning and perfecting of this work of sanctification in us. And although this will, desire, and endeavour, be his work likewise, yet these exhortations to godliness are to good purpose; for with the exhortation God joineth the operation of his spirit, and whilst he commandeth us, he giveth power also to perform that which he commandeth; whilst he exhorteth us to sanctification, he himself sanctifieth us with his spirit.
But here it may be demaunded, that if sanctification bee wholie the worke of God, and not in our owne power, why doe the Scriptures exhort vs to sanctifie our selues, to mortifie our sinnes, and to walke in newnesse of life? I answere, that though sanctification bee wholy from God, yet these exhortations are necessarie; for hee worketh this worke in vs, not as in stocks and stones, but as in reasonable creatures, of whom he requireth consent of will, desire and endeuour in the vse of the meanes ordained of God, for the beginning and perfecting of this worke of sanctification in vs. And although this will, desire, and endeuour, be his work likewise, yet these exhortations to godlinesse are to good purpose; for with the exhortation God ioyneth the operation of his spirit, and whilest he commandeth vs, he giueth power also to performe that which he commandeth; whilest he exhorteth vs to sanctification, hee himselfe sanctifieth vs with his spirit.