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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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Though then there be no place unto our sanctification in Gods decree, as being any cause thereof; and therefore when the question is asked why we are elected, we must answer not for any deserts or holiness in our selves, but because of Gods good pleasure and undeserved grace; and when it is demanded in whom we are elected, we must reply in Christ Jesus only: yet there is chief place unto our sanctification in the assurance of our election, so that when the question is asked who are elected, answer is to be made, those only who are also sanctified in Gods good time by his gracious spirit;1 for without this holiness no man shall ever see God, as it is, Heb. 12.14.
Though then there be no place vnto our sanctification in Gods decree, as being any cause thereof; and therefore when the question is asked why we are elected, we must answere not for any deserts or holinesse in our selues, but because of Gods good pleasure and vndeserued grace; and when it is demaunded in whom we are elected, wee must reply in Christ Iesus only: yet there is chiefe place vnto our sanctification in the assurance of our election, so that when the question is asked who are elected, answere is to be made, those onely who are also sanctified in Gods good time by his gracious spirit;1 for without this holinesse no man shall euer see God, as it is, Heb. 12.14.
§. Sect. 9 Now our sanctification doth principally consist in a love of righteousness,1