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…

whom our faith doth not behold standing aloof of (as the Papists dream) but as he is united unto us, and become our head and we his members; so as now we cannot look upon our selves but we must look upon Christ, because he is in us and we in him. And therefore when we consider the greatness of our sins we despair not, because now we look upon them as they are translated from us and laid upon Christ, who hath fully satisfied his fathers justice by his alone and all-sufficient sacrifice upon the cross; when we consider our imperfections we doubt not of Gods promises, because they are covered with his perfect righteousness; when we consider our unworthiness we are not discouraged, seeing by communicating of Christs worthiness we are made worthy; when we consider that in our selves we are subject to the curse of the law, the anger of God and eternal condemnation, we are nevertheless assured of everlasting life and salvation, because we are united to Christ our head, who hath taken away our curse and nailed it to his cross, borne his fathers displeasure to reconcile us unto him, and was condemned and suffered death to free us from death and condemnation, and to make us heirs of life and salvation. So that now we behold the huge debt of our sins, as it is discharged and cancelled with his merits and full satisfaction; we behold our imperfections, but as perfected by his perfections; we look upon our unworthiness, but as it is ennobled with his worthiness; when we set before us the curse of the law, the anger of God and sentence of condemnation, we consider them as taken away and swallowed up of Christs death and full obedience; because now we are united unto Christ, and he is become ours that we might become his; he hath taken upon him our sins and unworthiness, that he might make us partakers of his righteousness and worthiness. And therefore that which God hath wisely joined together let not our faith fondly separate; for if it be unlawful in carnal marriages, then much more in the spiritual marriage between Christ and his Church. But let us look upon our selves, not in our selves, but as we are united unto Christ, and then our self-worthiness of hell and destruction ⟨p. 272⟩will not abate our assurance of life and salvation.

whom our faith doth not behold standing aloofe of (as the Papists dreame) but as hee is vnited vnto vs, and become our head and we his members; so as now we cannot look vpon our selues but we must looke vpon Christ, because hee is in vs and we in him. And therefore when wee consider the greatnesse of our sinnes we despaire not, because now we look vpon them as they are translated from vs and laid vpon Christ, who hath fully satisfied his fathers iustice by his alone and al-sufficient sacrifice vpon the crosse; when we consider our imperfections we doubt not of Gods promises, because they are couered with his perfect righteousnesse; when we consider our vnworthinesse wee are not discouraged, seeing by communicating of Christs worthinesse wee are made worthie; when wee consider that in our selues wee are subiect to the curse of the law, the anger of God and eternall condemnation, wee are neuerthelesse assured of euerlasting life and saluation, because we are vnited to Christ our head, who hath taken away our curse and nailed it to his crosse, borne his fathers displeasure to reconcile vs vnto him, and was condemned and suffred death to free vs from death and condemnation, and to make vs heires of life and saluation. So that now we behold the huge debt of our sinnes, as it is discharged and cancelled with his merits and full satisfaction; we behold our imperfections, but as perfected by his perfections; wee looke vpon our vnworthinesse, but as it is ennobled with his worthinesse; when we set before vs the curse of the law, the anger of God and sentence of condemnation, wee consider them as taken away and swallowed vp of Christs death and full obedience; because now wee are vnited vnto Christ, and hee is become ours that wee might become his; hee hath taken vpon him our sinnes and vnworthinesse, that hee might make vs partakers of his righteousnesse and worthinesse. And therefore that which God hath wisely ioyned together let not our faith fondly separate; for if it bee vnlawfull in carnall mariages, then much more in the spirituall mariage betweene Christ and his Church. But let vs looke vpon our selues, not in our selues, but as wee are vnited vnto Christ, and then our selfe-worthinesse of hell and destruction