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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
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.
CHAP. III. Of the parts of Sanctification.
§. Sect. 1 The parts of sanctification are two,1 mortification, and vivification, the which also are said to be the parts of true repentance, but in a diverse sense: for they are attributed unto sanctification, as they are the work and action of God, who by his holy spirit doth mortify and quicken us, and is the sole author and cause of our sanctification; and unto repentance as they have reference unto us, who being regenerate and endued with Gods spirit, do labour in the mortification of our corruptions, and endeavour to serve the Lord in newness of life; for, Spiritu sancto acti agimus, we being first moved and set a work by Gods spirit, ⟨p. 603⟩do work together with him. This division hath it ground and warrant in many places of holy Scriptures, in which it is expressed in divers phrases and forms of speech.2 Psal. 34.14, Eschew evil and do good. Esa. 1.16.17, Cease to do evil, learn to do well. Rom. 6.11, likewise, think ye also that ye are dead to sin, but are alive to God in Jesus Christ our Lord. And v. 18. Being free from sin ye are made the servants of righteousness.