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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 Fourthly,1 as the Lord hath freely redeemed us, so also he hath freely called us to the knowledge of the mystery of our redemption wrought by Jesus Christ, and chosen us amongst all nations to be his Church and peculiar people, and that of his mere grace and free goodwill, without any respect of our worthiness, as appeareth 2. Tim. 1.9. Who hath saved us, 2and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according ⟨p. 152⟩to his own purpose of grace which was given us through Christ Jesus before the world was. So Moses telleth the children of Israel, that the Lord had called and made choice of them above all other nations to be his Church and people, not for any respect of themselves, or their own worthiness, but of his free love and undeserved mercy,3 as it is Deut. 7.7.8. Psal. 44.3.
§. Sect. 4 Fourthly,1 as the Lord hath freely redeemed vs, so also hee hath freely called vs to the knowledge of the mysterie of our redemption wrought by Iesus Christ, and chosen vs amongst all nations to be his Church and peculiar people, and that of his meere grace and free goodwill, without any respect of our worthines, as appeareth 2. Tim. 1.9. Who hath saued vs, 2and called vs with an holy calling, not according to our workes, but according ⟨p. 152⟩to his owne purpose of grace which was giuen vs through Christ Iesus before the world was. So Moses telleth the children of Israel, that the Lord had called and made choise of them aboue all other nations to bee his Church and people, not for any respect of themselues, or their owne worthinesse, but of his free loue and vndeserued mercie,