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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. 4 The fourth means whereby we may be assured of our election,1 are the effects of Gods predestination, which are the undoubted signs thereof; for the effects argue the cause, as the cause the effects, and that not only in natural things, but also in those which are supernatural and spiritual: and therefore as certainly as we know that there is fire because it casteth forth heat, and the sun by his casting forth of bright rays whereby the world is lightened, and that a tree is good by the good fruits which it bringeth forth, so also may we as certainly be assured that we are elected of God, when we find in our selves the effects and undoubted signs of our election.
§. Sect. 4 The fourth meanes whereby we may be assured of our election,1 are the effects of Gods predestination, which are the vndoubted signes thereof; for the effects argue the cause, as the cause the effects, and that not onely in naturall things, but also in those which are supernaturall and spirituall: and therefore as certainely as we know that there is fire because it casteth forth heate, and the sonne by his casting forth of bright raies whereby the world is lightned, and that a tree is good by the good fruits which it bringeth forth, so also may wee as certainely be assured that we are elected of God, when wee finde in our selues the effects and vndoubted signes of our election.
- 1The fourth means, the effects of our election. Zanch. de Attrib. l. 5. c. 2.The fourth meanes, the effects of our election. Zanch. de Attrib. l. 5. c. 2.
Neither are these effects bare signs only of our election, but also manifest seals which by their plain impression, do evidently assure us thereof: so that though we do not directly and immediately know Gods election, predestination, and eternal decree of our salvation in God himself, electing predestinating,