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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. 7 The third effect of Gods election,1 is our justification, consisting in the remission of our sins, and the imputation of Christs righteousness: and to this is required a true and lively faith, which assureth us of the remission of our sins, and applieth unto us Christs righteousness. If therefore we believe that our sins are forgiven, if we do by faith apply unto us Christ and his righteousness, we may be assured that we are justified, and consequently elected: now this persuasion and lively faith, is discerned by the fruits thereof; for it purifieth our hearts, and worketh by love; and it worketh in us an hatred of sin, and love of righteousness, which is our sanctification.
§. Sect. 7 The third effect of Gods election,1 is our iustification, consisting in the remission of our sinnes, and the imputation of Christs righteousnesse: and to this is required a true and liuely faith, which assureth vs of the remission of our sinnes, and applieth vnto vs Christs righteousnesse. If therefore we beleeue that our sinnes are forgiuen, if we doe by faith apply vnto vs Christ and his righteousnesse, we may be assured that we are iustified, and consequently elected: now this perswasion and liuely faith, is discerned by the fruites thereof; for it purifieth our hearts, and worketh by loue; and it worketh in vs an hatred of sinne, and loue of righteousnesse, which is our sanctification.
- 1The third effect is our justification.The third effect is our iustification.
§. Sect. 8 So that our sanctification which is the last effect of Gods election wrought in us in this life,1 is the true touchstone of all the rest: whereby we may certainly know whether we be effectually called, that is, separated from the world, and ingrafted as lively members into the body of Christ; and whether we be truly justified, that is, purged from the guilt and punishment of our sins by Christs blood, and adorned with his righteousness imputed unto us. For if we be separated from the world, then do we not set our minds upon worldly things, but have our conversation in heaven from whence we look for a saviour, even the Lord Jesus Christ;