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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
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.
1This our redemption is an effect of Gods election, whereby our Sauiour Christ (being set apart of his father for this purpose) hath freed and deliuered all Gods elect out of the captiuitie of their spirituall enemies, sinne death and the diuell; by offring himselfe for the price of their redemption, and a sufficient sacrifice for sinne, for the appeasing of his fathers displeasure and satisfying of his iustice; to the end that being deliuered, they may serue him in holinesse and righteousnesse all the daies of this life, and afterwards may inherit the kingdome of glorie, and the crowne of eternall happinesse which is purchased for them.
- 1Redemption what it is.
1First I say, that it is an effect of Gods election; for whom he had chosen to everlasting life in Christ, those by Christ he hath ⟨p. 275⟩saved and redeemed, and those only as we shall see afterwards.
1First I say, that it is an effect of Gods election; for whom he had chosen to euerlasting life in Christ, those by Christ he hath