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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
Book 2 › Chapter 15: That all who are redeemed are also sanctified.
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CHAP. XV. That all who are redeemed are also sanctified.
§. Sect. 1 And thus I have taken away the ground of Satan's first temptations,1 whereby he moveth carnal men securely to continue in their sins, because Christ hath redeemed and will save the wicked as well as the godly, by proving that Christ hath redeemed the faithful only.
§. Sect. 1 ANd thus I haue taken away the ground of Sathans first temptations,1 whereby hee mooueth carnall men securely to continue in their sinnes, because Christ hath redeemed and will saue the wicked as well as the godly, by prouing that Christ hath redeemed the faithfull onely.
- 1Sathans temptation to persuade men to all licentiousness.Sathans temptation to perswade men to all licentiousnesse.
The second temptation which he useth to the same purpose, he thus frameth; Christ hath redeemed all, at least who believe in him, be their sins never so many and grievous: and therefore thou mayest continue in thy sins with pleasure and delight, and satisfy the lusts of thine own flesh; only believe and thou shalt be saved, for Christ requireth no other condition. Neither is there any other end of Christs coming, but that he should by his suffering take away thy sins; and therefore why shouldest thou vex and torment thy self, in embracing bitter mortification and newness of life, and in shunning thy sweet and pleasing sins, seeing Christ redeemeth the greatest sinners as well as the least?