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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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for when he maketh this general proposition, whosoever believeth and repenteth him of his sins shall have them remitted, and be made an heir of everlasting life; and the particular hearer doth truly assume that he believeth and repenteth, the Minister hath authority given him of God to make this conclusion: therefore be thou assured that thy sins are forgiven thee in Christ, and that thou art an undoubted heir of everlasting life.
for when he maketh this generall proposition, whosoeuer beleeueth and repenteth him of his sinnes shall haue them remitted, and bee made an heyre of euerlasting life; and the particular hearer doth truely assume that he beleeueth and repenteth, the Minister hath authoritie giuen him of God to make this conclusion: therefore bee thou assured that thy sinnes are forgiuen thee in Christ, and that thou art an vndoubted heyre of euerlasting life.
Secondly, as the Lord doth offer unto us his gracious promises ⟨p. 206⟩of life and salvation, so do we receive them by faith; but the Lord doth not only generally in the word offer these his gracious promises to all that will receive them, but also particularly in the right use of the Sacraments to every faithful receiver: for in the Sacraments we must consider a relation and correspondency between the outward signs and things signified: as therefore the Minister doth offer and give, and I receive and eat the outward signs of bread and wine; so am I as certainly to believe that God doth offer and give, and that I do receive and feed upon Christ Jesus and all his benefits, with the hand and mouth of faith, unto the nourishing of my particular soul to everlasting life, as my body is nourished with these outward elements of bread and wine.
Secondly, as the Lord doth offer vnto vs his gracious promises ⟨p. 206⟩of life and saluation, so doe we receiue them by faith; but the Lord doth not only generally in the word offer these his gratious promises to all that will receiue them, but also particularly in the right vse of the Sacraments to euery faithfull receiuer: for in the Sacraments wee must consider a relation and correspondencie betweene the outward signes and things signified: as therfore the Minister doth offer and giue, and I receiue and eate the outward signes of bread and wine; so am I as certainly to beleeue that God doth offer and giue, and that I doe receiue and feede vpon Christ Iesus and all his benefits, with the hand and mouth of faith, vnto the nourishing of my particular soule to euerlasting life, as my bodie is nourished with these outward elements of bread and wine.