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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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Though then there is no assurance of Gods love to be gathered out of our worldly estate, yet it cannot hence be concluded that therefore there is no means whereby we may be assured hereof: for the Lord hath given unto us his word and ⟨p. 174⟩merciful promises, he hath given unto us his holy spirit crying in our harts Abba father, and witnessing to our spirits that we are the sons of God, 1Rom. 8. He hath manifested his love by giving us his only son, and begetting in us by his word and spirit a lively faith, whereby we may apply him and all his benefits unto us. Whosoever therefore believeth truly in Jesus Christ, he may be assured of Gods love and everlasting life, according to that Joh. 3.16. So God loved the world, that he gave his only begotten son, 2that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Though then there is no assurance of Gods loue to be gathered out of our worldly estate, yet it cannot hence be concluded that therefore there is no meanes whereby we may be assured hereof: for the Lord hath giuen vnto vs his word and ⟨p. 174⟩mercifull promises, he hath giuen vnto vs his holy spirit crying in our harts Abba father, and witnessing to our spirits that we are the sonnes of God, 1Rom. 8. He hath manifested his loue by giuing vs his onely sonne, and begetting in vs by his word and spirit a liuely faith, whereby wee may apply him and all his benefits vnto vs. Whosoeuer therefore beleeueth truly in Iesus Christ, he may be assured of Gods loue and euerlasting life, according to that Ioh. 3.16. So God loued the world, that he gaue his onely begotten sonne,