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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 But as the Scriptures show that God hath loved us freely from all eternity; so also do they as plainly declare, that God hath manifested this love in the work of our salvation freely, and without any respect of our worthiness: as may appear ⟨p. 150⟩in the several causes thereof.1 As first he hath elected us of his own free love and good will, and not for any of our deserts; and therefore it is called the election not of virtue and works but of grace. Rom. 11.5. Nay it is flatly opposed to works in the verse following. And if (saith the Apostle) it be of grace it is no more of works, or else were grace no more grace: but if it be of works it is no more grace, or else were work no more work. So that our election is not grounded upon our worthiness, but on Gods grace and goodwill: and therefore it cannot be overthrown by our unworthiness, so we wholly rely upon Gods free mercy in Christ.
§. Sect. 2 But as the Scriptures shew that God hath loued vs freely from all eternitie; so also doe they as plainely declare, that God hath manifested this loue in the worke of our saluation freely, and without any respect of our worthines: as may appeare ⟨p. 150⟩in the seuerall causes thereof.1 As first he hath elected vs of his owne free loue and good will, and not for any of our deserts; and therefore it is called the election not of vertue and works but of grace. Rom. 11.5. Nay it is flatly opposed to workes in the verse following. And if (saith the Apostle) it be of grace it is no more of works, or els were grace no more grace: but if it be of works it is no more grace, or els were worke no more worke. So that our election is not grounded vpon our worthinesse, but on Gods grace and goodwill: and therefore it cannot be ouerthrowne by our vnworthinesse, so we wholy rely vpon Gods free mercie in Christ.
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