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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 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.
The subiect in which we are elected, is Christ Iesus our Mediatour and head; not in regard of his deitie alone, for so he is the efficient cause; nor in respect of his humanitie alone, but as he is God and man. And wee are therefore elected in him, both because in our selues we were not capable of such glorious dignitie, as also because hee alone is a fit Mediatour in whom we should be elected, seeing with our election there is an vnion & coniunction of vs with God who hath elected vs.
The object of Gods election are all those who are preordained unto everlasting life, and whom the Lord will eternally save; which being considered in themselves are a great number, but yet in respect of the number of the reprobates but a small and little flock; for though many be called, yet few are chosen, as Christ himself affirmeth, Matth. 22.14.
The obiect of Gods election are all those who are preordained vnto euerlasting life, and whom the Lord will eternally saue; which being considered in themselues are a great number, but yet in respect of the number of the reprobates but a small and little flocke; for though many be called, yet few are chosen, as Christ himselfe affirmeth, Matth. 22.14.