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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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Lastly, whereas the Apostle Peter 1. epist. 1.17. exhorteth us to pass the time of our dwelling here in fear, 1he doth not understand such a fear as maketh us to doubt of our election and salvation, but such an one as provoketh us to obey Gods commandments, and restraineth us from wallowing and defiling our selves in sin: for with this fear in the verse following he joineth certain knowledge of our redemption, and consequently of our election and salvation, knowing (saith he) that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as silver and gold from your vain conversation, &c. but with the precious blood of Christ. So that this fear doth not take away the certain knowledge of our election and redemption, but this knowledge causeth us to fear least we fall into sin after we are assured of this great benefit of our redemption, and thereby displease our gracious God, and defile our souls after they are purged with the precious blood of Jesus Christ.
Lastly, whereas the Apostle Peter 1. epist. 1.17. exhorteth vs to passe the time of our dwelling here in feare, 1hee doth not vnderstand such a feare as maketh vs to doubt of our election and saluation, but such an one as prouoketh vs to obey Gods commandements, and restraineth vs from wallowing and defiling our selues in sinne: for with this feare in the verse following he ioyneth certaine knowledge of our redemption, and consequently of our election and saluation, knowing (saith he) that ye were not redeemed with corruptible things, as siluer and gold from your vaine conuersation, &c. but with the pretious bloud of Christ. So that this feare doth not take away the certaine knowledge of our election and redemption, but this knowledge causeth vs to feare least we fall into sinne after we are assured of this great benefit of our redemption, and thereby displease our gracious God, and defile our soules after they are purged with the pretious bloud of Iesus Christ.