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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.
The second part of this reason, namely, that all the faithful are elected, is also of most undoubted trueth; for whosoever have a true faith they are justified, whosoever are justified are also effectually called, elected, and shall be glorified; What said I? shall be? nay are already glorified, as the Apostle affirmeth,1 to note the undoubted certainty of their salvation, Rom. 8.30. Moreover, the Apostle maketh faith an inseparable fruit of our election, and proper and peculiar unto the elect,2 calling it the faith of Gods elect, Tit. 1.1. And Act. 13.48. it is said, that as many as were ordained unto eternal life believed, where he maketh Gods election the cause of faith. And contrariwise our Saviour telleth us, that they believe not,3 who are not his sheep, Joh. 10.26. So that it is manifest that those who believe are elected, and those who are elected shall be saved.
The second part of this reason, namely, that all the faithfull are elected, is also of most vndoubted trueth; for whosoeuer haue a true faith they are iustified, whosoeuer are iustified are also effectually called, elected, and shall be glorified; What said I? shall be? nay are alreadie glorified, as the Apostle affirmeth,1 to note the vndoubted certaintie of their saluation, Rom. 8.30. Moreouer, the Apostle maketh faith an inseparable fruite of our election, and proper and peculiar vnto the elect,2 calling it the faith of Gods elect,