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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. VI. Satan's temptations whereby he moveth the weak Christian to doubt of his election, answered. 185 The causes which move Satan and his instruments to persuade the weak Christian to doubt of his election. 185 The state of this question between Satan & the Christian. 187 That we may be certainly assured of our election, proved by testimonies of scriptures. 189 An objection grounded upon the indefiniteness of Gods promises, answered. 192 That we may be assured that we are the faithful unto whom the promises of the Gospel are made. 193 A temptation grounded upon our want of assurance that we have faith, answered. 195
CHAP. VI. Sathans temptations whereby he moueth the weake Christian to doubt of his election, answered. 185 The causes which moue Sathan and his instruments to perswade the weake Christian to doubt of his election. 185 The state of this question between Sathan & the Christian. 187 That we may be certainly assured of our election, proued by testimonies of scriptures. 189 An obiection grounded vpon the indefinitenesse of Gods promises, answered. 192 That we may be assured that we are the faithfull vnto whom the promises of the Gospell are made. 193 A temptation grounded vpon our want of assurance that wee haue faith, answered. 195
CHAP. VII. That we may be assured of our election, proved by many strong arguments. 197 That our assurance should not be mixed with doubting: and that doubting is not a commendable property of faith, but a fruit of unbelief. 199 That faith is a certain and particular persuasion, and not a doubtful opinion or general notion. 201
CHAP. VII. That we may be assured of our election, proued by many strong arguments. 197 That our assurance should not be mixt with doubting: and that doubting is not a commendable propertie of faith, but a fruite of vnbeleefe. 199 That faith is a certaine and particular perswasion, and not a doubtfull opinion or generall notion. 201