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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.
CHAP. VIII. The last argument grounded upon the testimony of Gods spirit.
CHAP. VIII. The last argument grounded vpon the testimonie of Gods spirit.
§ Sect. 1 Lastly,whatsoever the spirit of God doth testify in the heart and conscience of a man, and doth fully assure him thereof, that he is to believe, and of that he ought undoubtedly to be assured: but the spirit of God doth testify to the faithful, and doth fully assure them that they are the sons of God by adoption and grace, and consequently that they are elected; for none are the sons of God but those who are predestinate to be adopted through Jesus Christ, as it is Ephes. 1.5:1 and therefore the faithful are to believe, and ought undoubtedly to be assured that they are the sons of God elected to everlasting life. The proposition is manifest; for, what more certain truth can be imagined, than that which the spirit of God witnesseth unto our spirits, and confirmeth unto us, seeing all the properties required in a true witness, do concur in him in the highest degree, namely knowledge, truth, and faithfulness? for knowledge, he is infinite and knoweth all things, even the eternal counsel, and decree of God concerning our election, as appeareth 1. Cor. 2.10.2 The spirit searcheth all things even the deep things of God; and this spirit do we receive that we may know the things that are given to us of God. As it is vers. 12. What fitter witness therefore can be imagined in this respect than Gods spirit, who wholly and only knoweth all his secret counsels? In respect of truth he is most true, yea truth it self, and in regard hereof he is called the spirit of truth which leadeth us into all truth. Joh. 16.13