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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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To these names and properties of faith, we may add some plain testimonies of Scriptures, which clearly show that faith is not a doubtful hope, but a certain persuasion. 1. John 3.14.1 The Apostle saith, that we know that we are translated from death to life (not by revelation but) because we love the brethren; he doth not say that we know that we shall be, but that we are translated from death to life, to note the certainty of this knowledge and persuasion. Rom. 3.2. the Apostle saith,2 that by Christ we have access through faith unto Gods grace, wherein we stand and rejoice under hope, or, as the word signifieth, glory and triumph with joy: so that we do not waver and stagger, but stand firmly through faith, we do not fear and timorously hope, but even glory and triumph in our rejoicing: saying with the Apostle, Rom. 8.33. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen? 3it is God that justifieth. 34. Who shall condemn? it is Christ which is dead: yea, or rather which is risen again, who is also at the right hand of God, and maketh request also for us. 35. Who shall separate us from the love of Christ, &c. So, that though our sins be manifold, our unworthiness great, and our faith weak; yet if it be true, it may also be certain in the assurance of Gods love and our election: because it is not grounded on our worthiness, but upon Gods free justifying and accepting of us, as righteous in Christ,4 and upon Christs death, resurrection, and intercession for us unto God his father; which is a most sure foundation that cannot fail. In deed if our faith and the anchor of our hope, did pitch, rest, and fasten it self, upon the light and hollow sands of our own merits and worthiness; the surging waves and boisterous blasts of Satan's temptations, would disanchor and toss us too and fro, till at length we should make shipwreck of our faith, against the rocks of despair: but seeing we take hold and rest upon the firm and