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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. XIII. Of the fourth and fifth reason to prove the certainty of our perseverance, grounded upon Gods power and truth.
CHAP. XIII. Of the fourth and fifth reason to proue the certaintie of our perseuerance, grounded vpon Gods power and truth.
§. Sect. 1 The fourth reason may be taken from Gods omnipotency and almighty power:1 for if God in respect of his infinite love, be willing that we shall be saved, and persevere in the means of our salvation; and be immutable also and unchangeable in his love and will; and likewise in respect of his power infinite and almighty, able to effect whatsoever he willeth: then surely being assured that we are in the state of grace, and in Gods love and favour, there is no doubt but we shall be saved, and persevere in the means which are inseparably joined with our salvation. But as the Lord in respect of his love is most willing, so in respect of his power he is able, continually to uphold us in the state of grace, and to frustrate and defeat all the malice and might of all our enemies, who labour to hinder our salvation; for he is omnipotent and mighty to save, 2as it is Esa. 63.1. And though through our frailty and weakness we might continually be vanquished and drawn from God, yet now there is no doubt hereof, seeing we do not stand in our own strength,3 but are kept by the power of God through faith unto salvation, as it is