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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. 2 The seventh reason may be taken from that union which is between Christ and the faithful,1 whereby he becometh their head, and they his members. For there is no head that will willingly permit any of it members to be rent and torn from it, because then it should have a maimed and unperfect body. But Christ Jesus is the head of all the faithful, and they the members of his body.2 Ephesians. 5.30. And therefore he will not suffer any of them to be pulled from him, and so perishing make a maim in his body, seeing he is also omnipotent and able to save all those who depend upon him. Moreover seeing our Saviour Christ who is our head, hath past all dangers, and now liveth and raineth with God his father, we are also assured that we shall live and reign with him. For he hath obtained this eternal glory, not for himself alone, but also for all the members of his body, as appeareth Joh. 17.21.24. and therefore now there is no doubt of perishing,3 seeing our life is hid with Christ in God, as it is Col. 3.3; and consequently no less safe than his who now reigneth and triumpheth over his enemies.4 Whereof it is that they are said in respect of the certainty of their assurance, to have already everlasting life, and to have passed from death to life,5 Joh. 5.24. 1. Joh. 3.14.
§. Sect. 2 The seuenth reason may be taken from that vnion which is betweene Christ and the faithfull,1