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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 second end which is inferior and subordinate to the ⟨p. 177⟩other, is the salvation of the elect, and this also is expressed by the Apostle Rom. 9.23. where he saith, that the elect are prepared unto glory. And Act. 13.48. the holy Ghost saith, as many as were ordained to eternal life: thereby implying that the salvation of the elect is the end of Gods election. And these are the causes of Gods election. The effects which inseparably follow-hereupon, are Christ the Mediator, and the whole work of his mediation and our redemption wrought by him, our adoption, effectual calling, justification, sanctification, and glorification; and these are the degrees and means of our election, which are as well contained in Gods decree as our salvation it self.
The second end which is inferiour and subordinate to the ⟨p. 177⟩other, is the saluation of the elect, and this also is expressed by the Apostle Rom. 9.23. where hee saith, that the elect are prepared vnto glorie. And Act. 13.48. the holy Ghost saith, as many as were ordained to eternall life: thereby implying that the saluation of the elect is the end of Gods election. And these are the causes of Gods election. The effects which inseparably follow-hereupon, are Christ the Mediatour, and the whole worke of his mediation and our redemption wrought by him, our adoption, effectuall calling, iustification, sanctification, and glorification; and these are the degrees and meanes of our election, which are as well contained in Gods decree as our saluation it selfe.
The subject in which we are elected, is Christ Jesus our Mediator and head; not in regard of his deity alone, for so he is the efficient cause; nor in respect of his humanity alone, but as he is God and man. And we are therefore elected in him, both because in our selves we were not capable of such glorious dignity, as also because he alone is a fit Mediator in whom we should be elected, seeing with our election there is an union & conjunction of us with God who hath elected us.