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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
So in the administration of the Lords Supper, the bread and wine is particularly delivered unto all the communicants, to signify unto them, that every one who stretcheth forth the hand of faith doth receive Christ and all his benefits, whereby his soul is nourished unto everlasting life. Whosoever therefore hath faith, he may be assured that he receiveth Christ; and whosoever receiveth Christ, he may be assured of his election and salvation; for to as many as receive him, to them he giveth power to be the sons of God: and who are those?1 even those that believe in his name, as it is Joh. 1.12. And whosoever eats his flesh and drinks his blood hath eternal life, 2as our Saviour saith Joh. 6.54. Now if we would know how we feed upon him, it is by the mouth of faith, as he expoundeth himself vers. 47.
So in the administration of the Lords Supper, the bread and wine is particularly deliuered vnto all the communicants, to signifie vnto them, that euery one who stretcheth foorth the hand of faith doth receiue Christ and all his benefits, whereby his soule is nourished vnto euerlasting life. Whosoeuer therefore hath faith, he may be assured that he receiueth Christ; and whosoeuer receiueth Christ, he may be assured of his election and saluation; for to as many as receiue him, to them he giueth power to be the sonnes of God: and who are those?1 euen those that beleeue in his name, as it is Ioh. 1.12. And whosoeuer eates his flesh and drinkes his bloud hath eternall life, 2as our Sauiour saith Ioh. 6.54. Now if wee would know how we feede vpon him, it is by the mouth of faith, as he expoundeth himselfe vers. 47.
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