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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. 6 The second effect of our election,1 is our effectual calling; whereby we are separated from the world, and ingrafted into Christ, and made lively members of his body: and this is done ordinarily by the diligent and attentive hearing of the word, joined with the inward operation of Gods spirit. If therefore we have heard Gods word preached, diligently and attentively; if thereby we have attained unto the knowledge of the work of our redemption wrought by Jesus Christ, and are delighted therewith; if by this means we have our hearts somewhat weaned from the world, and fixed upon our Saviour and heavenly things; and thinking it sufficient to have spent the rest of our lives past in the lusts of the Gentiles,2 do live hence forward after the will of God: then are we truly and ⟨p. 229⟩effectually called, for those are Christs sheep that hear his voice and follow him Joh. 10.4. Those are ingrafted into his body, who bring forth the fruits of godliness:3 for as the branch can bring forth no fruit except it abide in the vine, so neither can we bring forth any fruits of piety and righteousness except we abide in Christ; and therefore if we do bring forth these fruits, it manifestly appeareth that we are in Christ, and consequently truly called and elected, for without him we could do nothing, 4as it is Joh. 15.4.5.
§. Sect. 6 The second effect of our election,1 is our effectuall calling; whereby we are separated from the world, and ingrafted into Christ, and made liuely members of his body: and this is done ordinarily by the diligent and attentiue hearing of the word, ioyned with the inward operation of Gods spirit. If therefore we haue heard Gods word preached, diligently and attentiuely; if thereby wee haue attained vnto the knowledge of the worke of our redemption wrought by Iesus Christ, and are delighted therewith; if by this meanes wee haue our hearts somewhat weaned from the world, and fixed vpon our Sauiour and heauenly things; and thinking it sufficient to haue spent the rest of our liues past in the lusts of the Gentiles,