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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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And this also notably appeareth Heb. 6.17.18. where the Apostle saith,1 that God willing more abundantly to show unto the heirs of promise the stableness of his counsel, bound himself by an oath, 18. That by two immutable things wherein it is impossible that God should lie, we might have strong consolation, which have our refuge to hold fast the hope that is set before us, 19. Which we have as an anchor of the soul both sure and steadfast. In which words the Apostle plainly showeth, that the Lord hath added his oath to his promise, not to the end that in it self it should be confirmed, or needed any confirmation on Gods part (for his bare word is yea and Amen, so infallible and sure, that though heaven and earth pass away and perish, yet not one jot or title of his word shall fail till all things be fulfilled) but to the end that we to whom the promises are made,2 might be assured of the stableness of his counsel, and thereby receive strong consolation, and might rest our souls in the tempests of temptations upon firm hope, as it were upon a steadfast and sure anchor. Now what stability, what strong consolation, what steadfastness of hope, if we are still uncertain of our election, sometimes hoping, as when we look upon Gods mercy and Christs merits, and sometimes doubting, as when we look upon our own sins and unworthiness? For what is this but to be shaken from our anchor hold, and to be tossed up and down with the waves of doubting, till at last we dash against the rocks of despair, and so make shipwreck of our souls?
And this also notably appeareth Heb. 6.17.18. where the Apostle saith,1 that God willing more abundantly to shew vnto the heires of promise the stablenes of his counsaile, bound himselfe by an oath, 18. That by two immutable things wherein it is impossible that God should lie, wee might haue strong consolation, which haue our refuge to hold fast the hope that is set before vs, 19. Which we haue as an anchor of the soule both sure and stedfast. In which words the Apostle plainly sheweth, that the Lord hath added his oath to his promise, not to the end that in it self it should be confirmed, or needed any confirmation on Gods part (for his bare word is yea and Amen, so infallible and sure, that though heauen and earth passe away and perish, yet not one iot or title of his word shall faile till all things be fulfilled) but to the end that we to whom the promises are made,