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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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CHAP. II. That our sins and unworthiness should not make us doubt of Gods love. 148 That we are neither beloved of God, elected, redeemed, called, justified, sanctified nor saved for any respect of our own worthiness. 149 That being unworthy in our selves, we are loved, elected, and saved in Christ. 156
CHAP. II. That our sinnes and vnworthinesse should not make vs doubt of Gods loue. 148 That we are neither beloued of God, elected, redeemed, called, iustified, sanctified nor saued for any respect of our owne worthinesse. 149 That being vnworthie in our selues, we are loued, elected, and saued in Christ. 156
CHAP. III. That temporal afflictions are rather signs of Gods love, than of his hatred. 157 That spiritual afflictions are no signs of Gods hatred. 160 Examples of Gods dearest servants who have bin exercised with spiritual afflictions. 162 A dangerous temptation grounded upon our not profiting by afflictions, answered. 166 That it is no fit time to judge of our spiritual graces in the conflict of temptations. 167 That Gods dearest children in the time of temptation have showed impatience, and uttered inconsiderate speeches. 168 The objection out of Eccles. 9.1. answered, and the place expounded. 171
CHAP. III. That temporall afflictions are rather signes of Gods loue, than of his hatred. 157 That spirituall afflictions are no signes of Gods hatred. 160 Examples of Gods dearest seruants who haue bin exercised with spirituall afflictions. 162 A dangerous temptation grounded vpon our not profiting by afflictions, answered. 166 That it is no fit time to iudge of our spirituall graces in the conflict of temptations. 167 That Gods dearest children in the time of temptation haue shewed impatiencie, and vttred inconsiderate speeches. 168 The obiection out of Eccles. 9.1. answered, and the place expounded. 171