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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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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. Matth. 20.28. it is said, that he came into the world to give his life a ransom for many. 2and 26.28. that his blood was shed for many for the remission of sins. And Esa. 53.11. that Christ should justify many by bearing their iniquities. So that he hath not given ⟨p. 280⟩his life a ransom and shed his blood, and by bearing their iniquities justified all, but many, that is, part of all. Luk. 2.34. Simeon saith,3 that Christ was appointed by Gods decree, for the fall and rising again of many, that is for the fall of many reprobates, and the rising again of many who are elected, and therefore not for the redemption of all. So Christ saith that he layeth down his life for his sheep, Joh. 10.15. and therefore not for wolves and goats,4 for his friends, Joh. 15.14. & therefore not for his wicked enemies; for us, that is, for the company of the faithful believers, Rom. 8.32.33. and therefore not for the synagogue of Satan and wicked unbelievers.5 So