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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. V. Satan's temptations concerning Gods election answered, and first those wherewith he assaulteth carnal worldlings.
CHAP. V. Sathans temptations concerning Gods election answered, and first those wherewith he assaulteth carnall worldlings.
§. Sect. 1 1Now concerning this decree of election and the assurance thereof, there are two sorts of Satan's temptations: the first he suggesteth into the minds of carnal worldlings, to nourish in them fond presumption and carnal security: the other, into the minds of weak christians, whereby he moveth them to doubt & despair of their election to everlasting life. The worldly man he assaulteth with two principal temptations: first, he persuadeth him that there is no election at all or reprobation, but that all in the end shall be saved. Which gross absurdity that he may make more plausible and probable, he setteth before them the infinite mercy of God, and the general promises and consolations in the Gospel:2 as, that he will not the death of a sinner, and that he will that all men shall be saved, in both places cunningly dissembling that which followeth; for to the first place is added, but that he repent, and in the latter, that they who shall be saved must also come to the knowledge of the truth.
§. Sect. 1 1NOw concerning this decree of election and the assurance thereof, there are two sorts of Sathans temptations: the first he suggesteth into the minds of carnall worldlings, to nourish in them fond presumption and carnall securitie: the other, into the minds of weak christians, whereby he moueth them to doubt & despaire of their electiō to euerlasting life. The worldly man he assaulteth with two principal temptations: first, he perswadeth him that there is no election at al or reprobation, but that all in the end shall be saued. Which grosse absurditie that hee may make more plausible and probable, hee setteth before them the infinite mercie of God, and the generall promises and consolations in the Gospell: