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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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Lastly, if he died and by his death redeemed all; then also he died for and redeemed the Pagans, Turks, Atheists and Epicures, who were out of the Church and covenant of grace; and so justification, redemption and salvation should be out of the Church, and be extended to those whom God never received into his covenant; which is quite contrary to the whole course of the scriptures, where it is said, that all who are saved are also added unto the Church, Act. 2.47. and that Christ hath given himself only for his Church, 1Eph. 5.25. Yea if Christ died for all, and by his death redeemed them, then it must necessarily follow that he had redeemed even those damned souls who were in hell before his coming, which is most absurd to be imagined; for if they were redeemed, how did they again fall into condemnation, seeing they being once become Christs can never perish, neither is any able to pull them out of his hands, as it is Joh. 10.28.
Lastly, if hee died and by his death redeemed all; then also he died for and redeemed the Pagans, Turkes, Atheists and Epicures, who were out of the Church and couenant of grace; and so iustification, redemption and saluation should be out of the Church, and be extended to those whom God neuer receiued into his couenant; which is quite contrarie to the whole course of the scriptures, where it is said, that all who are saued are also added vnto the Church, Act. 2.47. and that Christ hath giuen himselfe onely for his Church, 1Eph. 5.25. Yea if Christ died for all, and by his death redeemed them, then it must necessarily follow that hee had redeemed euen those damned soules who were in hell before his comming, which is most absurd to be imagined; for if they were redeemed, how did they againe fall into condemnation, seeing they being once become Christs can neuer perish, neither is any able to pull them out of his hands, as it is