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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. 4 The ninth argument may be taken from the effects of the spirit dwelling in us;1 for first it teacheth and guideth us in the way of Gods truth, as appeareth 1. Joh. 2.20.27. And as many as are led by the spirit of God, they are the sons of God, Rom. 8.14: and those that are sons are also heirs, even the heirs of God, and coheirs with Christ, vers. 17. Neither is it possible that those who are guided with the spirit should sin with full consent of will, much less fall away. For whosoever is borne of God sinneth not, namely after this manner, neither can ever their spiritual enemies finally prevail against them; for he that is begotten of God keepeth himself, and the wicked one toucheth him not, 2as it is 1. Joh. 5.18. Secondly, the spirit of God witnesseth to our spirits that we are the sons of God,3 and consequently heirs of his kingdom, as it is Rom. 16.17. and his testimony is true and infallible. It also is the earnest of our inheritance, and a pledge to assure us that God will make good his promises unto us, Eph. 1.14. 2. Cor. 1.22. and thereby also we are sealed unto the day of redemption, 4Ephes. 4.30. And therefore seeing the Lord hath confirmed our assurance by the testimony of his spirit, by this earnest, pledge, and seal, we need not to fear our falling away or to doubt of our perseverance. But of this ⟨p. 673⟩