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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. 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
CHAP. VIII. That we may be assured of our election by the testimony of Gods spirit. 211 How we may know that Gods spirit dwelleth in us. 215 How we may discern the testimony of Gods spirit from our own presumption. 217
CHAP. VIII. That we may be assured of our election by the testimonie of Gods spirit. 211 How we may know that Gods spirit dwelleth in vs. 215 How we may discerne the testimonie of Gods spirit from our own presumption. 217
CHAP. IX. Of the means whereby we may be assured of our election. 221 The first means, the testimony of the holy Ghost. 221 Divers differences between the testimony of the spirit and presumptuous security. 221 The second means, the hearing of the word. 224 ⟨image 7⟩Thirdly, by the use of the Sacraments. 225 Fourthly, by the effects of our election, vocation, justification, sanctification. 225 &c. That our sanctification is the touchstone of all the rest. 229 That those who will be assured of their election must begin at their sanctification. 231 Of divers kinds of counterfeit holiness which give no assurance of election. 232 Of the fruits and properties of true sanctification. 233