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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.
1Now the end of Gods election is two fold. The chief and principal is his own glory, as appeareth Ephes. 1.5.6. Who hath predestinate us to be adopted through Jesus Christ unto himself, according to the good pleasure of his will; to the praise of the glory of his grace. And this end the Lord will not suffer to be frustrate: for his glory shall shine in all his elect, and ⟨p. 183⟩therefore we also are most carefully to labour that we may further this end; for the more that the praise of Gods mercy doth shine in us, the better assurance we have of our election. And seeing God is most glorified when as our lights shine brightest before men in a godly and christian life,2 therefore let us be most careful to spend our time in holiness and righteousness, that thereby we may glorify our heavenly father, and also make our own election sure;3 for he hath chosen us that we should be holy, and therefore if we be holy it is a most certain sign that he hath chosen us.
1Now the end of Gods election is two fould. The chiefe and principall is his owne glorie, as appeareth Ephes. 1.5.6. Who hath predestinate vs to bee adopted through Iesus Christ vnto himselfe, according to the good pleasure of his will; to the praise of the glorie of his grace. And this end the Lord will not suffer to be frustrate: for his glorie shall shine in all his elect, and ⟨p. 183⟩therefore we also are most carefully to labour that we may further this end; for the more that the praise of Gods mercie doth shine in vs, the better assurance we haue of our election. And seeing God is most glorified when as our lights shine brightest before men in a godly and christian life,2