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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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CHAP. XIII. Of our Redemption.
§. Sect. 1 And thus much concerning our election and the certainty thereof. The next cause of our salvation is our redemption by Jesus Christ: for as the Lord hath from all eternity elected us to salvation, of his mere mercy without any respect of our works or worthiness; so he hath ordained in this his eternal decree, our Saviour Christ to be the Mediator who should work the work of our salvation, and as it were the conduit whereby he would convey his grace, mercy and everlasting salvation unto us; and hath set him apart to be our Saviour and Redeemer, who should save and deliver us out of the captivity and bondage of our spiritual enemies, and restore us to the glorious liberty of the sons of God.
§. Sect. 1 ANd thus much concerning our election and the certaintie thereof. The next cause of our saluation is our redemption by Iesus Christ: for as the Lord hath from all eternitie elected vs to saluation, of his meere mercie without any respect of our works or worthines; so he hath ordained in this his eternal decree, our Sauiour Christ to bee the Mediatour who should worke the worke of our saluation, and as it were the conduit whereby hee would conuey his grace, mercie and euerlasting saluation vnto vs; and hath set him apart to be our Sauiour and Redeemer, who should saue and deliuer vs out of the captiuitie and bondage of our spirituall enemies, and restore vs to the glorious libertie of the sonnes of God.
1This our redemption is an effect of Gods election, whereby our Saviour Christ (being set apart of his father for this purpose) hath freed and delivered all Gods elect out of the captivity of their spiritual enemies, sin death and the devil; by offering himself for the price of their redemption, and a sufficient sacrifice for sin, for the appeasing of his fathers displeasure and satisfying of his justice; to the end that being delivered, they may serve him in holiness and righteousness all the days of this life, and afterwards may inherit the kingdom of glory, and the crown of eternal happiness which is purchased for them.