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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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1Fifthly, as the Lord hath freely called us, so being called he hath freely justified us: not for any inherent righteousness in our selves, but of his own grace and goodwill, through the righteousness and obedience of Jesus Christ which he imputeth unto us. And this is evident Rom. 3.24. where it is said, that we are justified freely by Gods grace, 2through the redemption which is in Christ Jesus. And Tit. 3.7. where the Apostle saith, that we are justified by his grace. 3And least we should join with Gods grace our own works and worthiness, he telleth us that Abraham himself, though a most righteous and holy man in respect of his sincerity and integrity of heart, was notwithstanding not justified by his works, but Abraham believed God, 4and that was imputed unto him for righteousness, Rom. 4.3: & ver. 5. he flatly excludeth works from being any causes of our justification; To him (saith he) that worketh not, but believeth in him that justifieth the ungodly, his faith is counted for righteousness. So that we are freely justified of Gods grace and goodwill, without any respect of our own works and worthiness, as being any causes of our justification, although they are necessary and inseparable fruits thereof. For the same death and bloodshed of Christ, whereby we are freed from the guilt and punishment of sin and everlasting death, doth free us also from the death of sin to newness of life, and doth not only justify but also sanctify us, as the Apostle plainly showeth, Tit. 2.14. Who gave himself for us, that he might redeem us from all iniquity, 5(that is, free us from the guilt and punishment of sin to which we were subject) and purge us to be a peculiar people unto himself, zealous of good works.