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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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§. Sect. 2 For the answering of which temptation, we are to know,1 that universal redemption which is the ground and foundation thereof, is an idle dream of mans brain, which cannot be justified by the word of God which is the touchstone of all truth; neither hath our Saviour Christ redeemed any other, than those whom he effectually calleth unto the saving knowledge of their redemption, endues with true faith and unfeigned repentance, justifieth, sanctifieth, and lastly saveth, if we respect the purpose of God, and the will of our blessed Saviour; although indeed the price he gave for our redemption, was of sufficient value for the sins of all the world, if it were applied by a lively faith.
§. Sect. 2 For the answering of which temptation, we are to know,1 that vniuersall redemption which is the ground and foundation thereof, is an idle dreame of mans braine, which cannot be iustified by the word of God which is the touchstone of al truth; neither hath our Sauiour Christ redeemed any other, than those whom hee effectually calleth vnto the sauing knowledge of their redemption, indueth with true faith and vnfained repentance, iustifieth, sanctifieth, and lastly saueth, if we respect the purpose of God, and the will of our blessed Sauiour; although indeede the price he gaue for our redemption, was of sufficient value for the sinnes of all the world, if it were applied by a liuely faith.
- 1The answer to the former temptation.The answere to the former temptation.
But because this doctrine hath many enemies,1 it is not sufficient to propound it unless I prove it: and therefore I will show first by testimonies of scriptures, and after by strong reasons, that our Saviour Christ hath died for, and by his death redeemed, those only whom he endues with true faith and unfeigned repentance, and not for all the world as they imagine.