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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.
Secondly, in the law were sacrifices appointed for the sins of the people, not only those who were newly received into the Lords covenant for their sins past, but also for those sins which were daily committed, after that they had long been therein. Thirdly, the Lord enjoineth us that we forgive our brother seventy times seven times, if so often he offend us and repent of his fault; and therefore himself much more, whose mercy is infinite, and more exceedeth ours than the whole sea a little drop, will pardon us if as we often sin, so also we often turn unto him by unfeigned repentance. This also manifestly appeareth by examples, for did not the Prophet David after his true conversion fall grievously by committing murder and adultery, the Apostle Peter by denying his Lord and Saviour, Noah by drunkenness, Lot by incest, and yet afterwards they truly repented again and were received to mercy? So that this point is clear and manifest, that the dear child of God, after his true conversion and unfeigned repentance may fall into grievous sins, and yet truly repenting of them, may have them remitted, and be received again into Gods wonted love and favour.
Secondly, in the lawe were sacrifices appoynted for the sinnes of the people, not onely those who were newly receiued into the Lords couenant for their sinnes past, but also for those sinnes which were daily committed, after that they had long been therein. Thirdly, the Lord inoyneth vs that we forgiue our brother seuentie times seuen times, if so often hee offend vs and repent of his fault; and therefore himselfe much more, whose mercy is infinite, and more exceedeth ours than the whole sea a little droppe, will pardon vs if as we often sinne, so also wee often turne vnto him by vnfained repentance. This also manifestly appeareth by examples, for did not the Prophet Dauid after his true conuersion fall grieuously by committing murther and adulterie, the Apostle Peter by denying his Lord and Sauiour, Noah by drunkennesse, Lot by incest, and yet afterwards they truly repented againe and were receiued to mercy? So that this poynt is cleere and manifest, that the deare childe of God, after his true conuersion and vnfained repentance may fall into grieuous sinnes, and yet truly repenting of them, may haue them remitted, and bee receiued againe into Gods wonted loue and fauour.