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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
The formal cause was the severing and setting apart of certain men which were to be saved, § Sect. 2 selected from the rest who were rejected.
The formall cause was the seuering and setting apart of certaine men which were to bee saued, § Sect. 2 selected from the rest who were reiected.
The end of Gods election was two-fold: the first and chief end was the glory of God, set forth by manifesting his grace and mercy in the salvation of the faithful. And this the Apostle plainly expresseth Rom. 9.23. namely, that the end of Gods election is, that he might declare the riches of his glory in the vessels of mercy, which he hath prepared unto glory. And Eph. 1.4, 5, 6. he saith, that he hath chosen us in Christ, and predestinated us, to the praise of the glory of his grace.
The end of Gods election was two-fold: the first and chief end was the glorie of God, set forth by manifesting his grace and mercie in the saluation of the faithfull. And this the Apostle plainly expresseth Rom. 9.23. namely, that the end of Gods election is, that he might declare the riches of his glorie in the vessels of mercie, which he hath prepared vnto glorie. And Eph. 1.4, 5, 6. he saith, that he hath chosen vs in Christ, and predestinated vs, to the praise of the glorie of his grace.
The second end which is inferior and subordinate to the ⟨p. 177⟩