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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 The third means whereby we may attain to the assurance of our election,1 is the frequent and religious use of the Sacrament of the Lords supper, whereby our faith is more and more confirmed the in truth of Gods promises. For the Lord to the preaching of his word which is the covenant of grace, hath added these seals that we might be the more throughly assured of his love and favour; and therefore if we conscionably frequent this holy Sacrament, the Lord will bless also this his own ordinance. Moreover they who worthily receive these holy mysteries, do receive Christ Jesus, and have the union and communion which is between him and them, more and more strengthened and confirmed, for he that eateth his flesh and drinketh his blood, dwelleth in Christ, and Christ in him, 2As it is Joh. 6.56. Now there is no condemnation to those that are in Christ Jesus Rom 8.1;3 and therefore they need not doubt of their election and salvation.
§. Sect. 3 The third meanes whereby we may attaine to the assurance of our election,1 is the frequent and religious vse of the Sacrament of the Lords supper, whereby our faith is more and more confirmed the in truth of Gods promises. For the Lord to the preaching of his word which is the couenant of grace, hath added these seales that we might be the more throughly assured of his loue and fauour; and therefore if we conscionably frequent this holy Sacrament, the Lord will blesse also this his owne ordinance. Moreouer they who worthily receiue these holy misteries, doe receiue Christ Iesus, and haue the vnion and communion which is betweene him and them, more and more strengthned and confirmed, for hee that eateth his flesh and drinketh his blood, dwelleth in Christ, and Christ in him, 2As it is Ioh. 6.56. Now there is no condemnation to those that are in Christ Iesus Rom 8.1;