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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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When therefore we feel this inward fight within our selves, we may be assured that Christ is come to dwell in our hearts by his holy spirit, and consequently, that we are the children of God, and heirs of everlasting life, for as many as receive him, to them he gives power to be the sons of God, 1even to them that believe in his name, as it is John 1.12.
When therefore we feele this inward fight within our selues, we may be assured that Christ is come to dwell in our hearts by his holy spirit, and consequently, that we are the children of God, and heires of euerlasting life, for as many as receiue him, to them he giues power to be the sonnes of God, 1euen to them that beleeue in his name, as it is Iohn 1.12.
§. Sect. 7 The seventh sign of the child of God is new obedience,1 when as he applies his heart to the keeping of Gods commandments, desiring and endeavouring to serve the Lord in holiness and newness of life; for if any man keepeth Gods word, in him is the love of God perfect in deed, and hereby we know that we are in him, as it is 1. John 2.5. And whosoever abideth in him sinneth not, whosoever sinneth hath not seen him, neither hath known him,