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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.
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The internal instrument of our sanctification is a lively faith, without which the other outward instruments are uneffectuall, in those who are of years; neither must we think that the bare action of hearing, or the outward washing, take away our sins and corruptions, unless the word and things signified in the Sacraments be applied unto us by a true faith. For the word which we hear profiteth not, unless it be mixed with faith in those that hear it,1 Heb. 4.2. And unless those that are capable of faith believe with all their heart,2 it is to no purpose to be baptized, Act. 8.37: and therefore unto the other we must join this instrument of a lively faith, if we would attain unto true sanctification. For faith ⟨p. 597⟩purifieth the heart, and is fruitful in the works of love,3 as the Scripture speaketh.
The internall instrument of our sanctification is a liuely faith, without which the other outward instruments are vneffectuall, in those who are of yeeres; neither must we think that the bare action of hearing, or the outward washing, take away our sins and corruptions, vnlesse the word and things signified in the Sacraments bee applied vnto vs by a true faith. For the word which we heare profiteth not, vnlesse it be mixed with faith in those that heare it,1 Heb. 4.2. And vnlesse those that are capable of faith beleeue with all their heart,2 it is to no purpose to be baptized, Act. 8.37: and therefore vnto the other we must ioyne this instrument of a liuely faith, if wee would attaine vnto true sanctification. For faith