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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. 9 Fourthly, let us consider that the Lord our God, who could easily if it had pleased him, have throughly purged us from all sin and corruption, and endued us with perfect righteousness and holiness, hath notwithstanding left remaining in us some relics of sin, and many imperfections in our sanctification, both for the manifestation of his own glory, and for the furthering of our own eternal salvation.1 For first hereby it cometh to pass, that the Lord hath the whole praise of our salvation, seeing he saveth us of his mere mercy, and not for our works and worthiness. Whereas if our righteousness and sanctification were perfect, we would be ready to share with God, ascribing part in ⟨p. 632⟩the work of our salvation unto our selves, and not wholly attribute it to Gods mercy and Christs only and all-sufficient merits: and therefore the Lord hath left in us the relics of sin and manifold imperfections, that hereby it may appear that we are not saved for our own worthiness and deserts, but of his free grace and undeserved love.
§. Sect. 9 Fourthly, let vs consider that the Lord our God, who could easily if it had pleased him, haue throughly purged vs from all sinne and corruption, and indued vs with perfect righteousnesse and holinesse, hath notwithstanding left remaining in vs some reliques of sin, and many imperfections in our sanctification, both for the manifestation of his owne glorie, and for the furthering of our owne eternall saluation.1 For first hereby it commeth to passe, that the Lord hath the whole praise of our saluation, seeing hee saueth vs of his meere mercie, and not for our workes and worthinesse. Whereas if our righteousnesse and sanctification were perfect, we would be readie to share with God, ascribing part in ⟨p. 632⟩the worke of our saluation vnto our selues, and not wholy attribute it to Gods mercie and Christs onely and all-sufficient merits: and therefore the Lord hath left in vs the reliques of sinne and manifold imperfections, that hereby it may appeare that we are not saued for our owne worthinesse and deserts, but of his free grace and vndeserued loue.