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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. 3 But let us come more specially to speak of this main ⟨p. 659⟩controversy between the true Christian and the enemies of his salvation, the state whereof standeth thus;1 whether he that is elected in Gods eternal counsel, and is effectually called, that is, severed from the world, given to Christ, and ingrafted into Christ by the spirit of God and a lively faith, justified, sanctified, and endued with the sanctifying gifts and graces of Gods spirit, may after all this fall away, lose the spirit of God and the graces thereof, and become as profane and wicked as ever he was before his conversion, lose also his justification, be cut off from the body of Christ, and finally become a reprobate. This the enemies of our salvation affirm, but we deny as being a thing impossible, not in regard of our own strength, constancy, or great measure of grace which we have received, but in respect of Gods will and power who upholdeth us, Christs intercession who prayeth for us, and Gods holy spirit always dwelling in us, whereby we are so strengthened and confirmed, that all the power of hell cannot prevail against us.
§. Sect. 3 But let vs come more specially to speake of this maine ⟨p. 659⟩controuersie betweene the true Christian and the enemies of his saluation, the state whereof standeth thus;1 whether hee that is elected in Gods eternall counsaile, and is effectually called, that is, seuered from the world, giuen to Christ, and ingrafted into Christ by the spirit of God and a liuely faith, iustified, sanctified, and indued with the sanctifying gifts and graces of Gods spirit, may after all this fall away, lose the spirit of God and the graces thereof, and become as prophane and wicked as euer he was before his conuersion, lose also his iustification, be cut off from the bodie of Christ, and finally become a reprobate. This the enemies of our saluation affirme, but we denie as being a thing impossible, not in regard of our owne strength, constancie, or great measure of grace which wee haue receiued, but in respect of Gods will and power who vpholdeth vs, Christs intercession who prayeth for vs, and Gods holy spirit alwaies dwelling in vs, wherby we are so strengthened and confirmed, that al the power of hell cannot preuaile against vs.