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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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1Secondly the covenant between God and us, wherein he professeth himself our God, and taketh us for his people and heirs of his promises, is not the covenant of works, but the covenant of grace: in which he offereth freely in Christ, his grace and mercy to all who will receive it, by the hand of a lively faith. And this the Lord himself expresseth Jerem. 31.31. Behold the days come saith the Lord, that I will make a new covenant with the house of Israel (that is, my Church.2) 32. Not according to the covenant which I made with their fathers (that is, the covenant of works) the which my covenant they break, &c. but this shall be my covenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those days saith the Lord; I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts, and will be their God, and they shall be my people. So the Apostle Paul saith, that the promise made to Abraham and his seed, was not given through the law, but through the righteousness of faith, 3Rom. 4.13. and that it was therefore by faith that it might come by grace, and the promise might be sure to all the seed. For if the covenant were of works and not of faith, of deserts and not of grace, we should continually disannul and make it of no effect.
1Secondly the couenant betweene God and vs, wherein he professeth himselfe our God, and taketh vs for his people and heires of his promises, is not the couenant of workes, but the couenant of grace: in which hee offereth freely in Christ, his grace and mercy to all who will receiue it, by the hand of a liuely faith. And this the Lord himselfe expresseth Ierem. 31.31. Beholde the dayes come saith the Lord, that I will make a new couenant with the house of Israel (that is, my Church.2) 32. Not according to the couenant which I made with their fathers (that is, the couenant of workes) the which my couenant they breake, &c. but this shall be my couenant that I will make with the house of Israel, after those daies saith the Lord; I will put my law in their inward parts, and write it in their hearts, and will be their God, and they shall be my people. So the Apostle Paul saith, that the promise made to Abraham and his seede, was not giuen through the lawe, but through the righteousnesse of faith,