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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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§. Sect. 3 Secondly,because we are exceeding weak and the graces ⟨p. 213⟩in us shadowed with imperfections and our faith mixed with doubting, because we are saved as yet but by hope, as it is Rom. 8.24. And we walk by faith and not by sight, as it is 2. Cor. 5.7. and this our faith is continually shaken with manifold temptations, therefore least we should doubt of Gods love and our election adoption and salvation, the Lord hath given us his spirit to seal, and further to confirm this assurance in our hearts; and that it might be an earnest and a sure pledge unto us, whereby he might secure us concerning the covenant which he hath made with us. The truth hereof appeareth in many places of the Scripture. 2. Cor. 1.22.1 Who hath sealed us and hath given the earnest of the spirit in our hearts. So Ephes. 1.13. In whom also ye have trusted, 2after that ye heard the word of truth, even the Gospel of our salvation, wherein also after that ye believed, ye were sealed with the holy spirit of promise. 14. Which is the earnest of our inheritance, until the redemption of the possession purchased unto the praise of his glory. And Ephes. 4.30.3 The Apostle exhorteth us not to grieve the holy spirit of God, by whom we are sealed unto the day of our redemption. And 2. Cor. 5.5.4 he saith that God hath given unto us the earnest of his spirit.
§. Sect. 3 Secondly,because we are exceeding weake and the graces