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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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By whom also we have access through faith unto his grace wherein we stand, and rejoice under the hope of the glory of God. So Rom. 8.33. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen? it is God that justifieth. 34.1 Who shall condemn? it is Christ who is dead, yea rather which is risen again, &c.
By whom also we haue accesse through faith vnto his grace wherein we stand, and reioyce vnder the hope of the glorie of God. So Rom. 8.33. Who shall lay any thing to the charge of Gods chosen? it is God that iustifieth. 34.1 Who shall condemne? it is Christ who is dead, yea rather which is risen againe, &c.
§ Sect. 8 Moreover,1 they object these places to move us to doubt of our election and salvation. Joel 2.14. Who knoweth if he will return and repent; and Amos 5.15. It may be that the Lord God of hosts will be merciful unto the remnant of Joseph. And Jon. 3.9. Who can tell if God will turn and repent, 2and turn away from his fierce wrath that we perish not? To which I answer, that the Prophets in these places do not speak of the election or eternal salvation of those that truly repent, but of their delivery from outward afflictions, and temporary calamities threatened against them for their sins: which sometimes the Lord doth inflict on his children after their true repentance, either for their chastisement, that they may thereby hate sin for the time to come, when they feel the smart of it; or else for their trial: and sometimes also the Lord after he hath threatened them against the wicked, doth notwithstanding hold back his hand, and as it were put up his sword of justice again into the scabbard, which he had drawn out to punish their sins, upon