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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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where Christ is said to be the author of eternal salvation unto all that obey him, and therefore not unto them who continue in their rebellion not observing his will, nor submitting themselves to be ruled by the sceptre of his word.
where Christ is said to be the author of eternall saluation vnto all that obey him, and therefore not vnto them who continue in their rebellion not obseruing his will, nor submitting themselues to bee ruled by the scepter of his word.
And as by these places it is apparent, that Christ and his benefits are restrained to the faithful, so also in other places the unbelievers and such as continue in their wickedness, are flatly excluded from the participation of them. Joh. 3.18. He that believeth in him shall not be condemned, 1but he that believeth not is condemned already. 2And vers. 36. He that believeth in the son hath everlasting life, and he that obeyeth not the son shall not see life, 3but the wrath of God abideth on him. So Rom. 8.9. If any man have not the spirit of Christ, the same is not his; and consequently ⟨p. 281⟩it followeth that if he be not Christs, then Christ and his benefits belong not unto him.4 And the Apostle 1. Joh. 3.8. plainly affirmeth that he who committeth sin (that is, he who liveth in sin without repentance) is of the devil, and that he who is borne of God (that is, regenerate by his spirit) sinneth not, that is, liveth not in his sins, neither committeth them with full consent of will. And Paul willeth Timothy to instruct his hearers,