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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 The subject in which this work of sanctification is wrought, is all and every one of Gods elect, and them only:1 neither is there any sanctified but those only that are elected ⟨p. 600⟩and shall be saved, as appeareth Ephes. 1.4. Neither is this work begun in any one part of them alone, but in all the parts, powers, and faculties of soul and body, as appeareth 1. Thes. 5.23. The God of peace sanctify you throughout: The mind is enlightened with the true knowledge of Gods will revealed in his word,2 which before was blinded with ignorance. The memory is enabled to retain those holy things which the understanding conceiveth. The will fleeth that which is evil, and embraceth that which is good. The affections are purged from their corruptions, and made serviceable to holy reason. The body also is sanctified,3 and made a fit temple for the holy Ghost: so that whereas heretofore the members thereof were the ready servants of unrighteousness unto sin, 4they are now become the servants of righteousness unto holiness. Lastly, the actions and outward conversation which heretofore were sinful and scandalous, are now holy and righteous, serving both for the advancement of Gods glory, and the edification of our christian brethren. In a word, whosoever are truly sanctified, they are also wholly sanctified, that is, as the Apostle speaketh, sanctified throughout, in every part and faculty of body and soul. And therefore whosoever would be assured that he hath attained true sanctification, he is to labour to compose and frame the whole man, his mind and imagination, his will and affections, his outward actions, life and conversation, according to the exact rule of Gods law: in all of them mortifying the old man, and his inbred corruption, and embracing the contrary duties of holiness and righteousness. Otherwise if our sanctification be not of the whole man, and every part in their several measure, it will in the end be vain and fruitless; for as it is to no purpose for citizens being besieged, to fortify one place of the wall, and leave another part unfortified, or to keep strait watch at some of the gates and leave others open;