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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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what is it but to contemn and basely to esteem of, the inestimable price of our redemption, if we will not stick to sell ⟨p. 291⟩again our souls unto sin, for every beastly pleasure and base commodity, which Christ hath purchased at so high a rate? Secondly as hereby we shall show horrible ingratitude against God & our Saviour Christ, so also shall we be most injurious to our own souls, seeing we can never attain unto any true assurance of our redemption, till we find our selves freed in some measure from the power of sin, & sanctified by Gods spirit, for the Lord who is truth it self hath said it, & if this be not enough he hath solemnly sworn it, that all those whom he hath redeemed out of the hands of their spiritual enemies, shall worship and serve him in holiness and righteousness all the days of their life; and therefore as well may God speak, nay swear an untruth, as those may be redeemed who live in their sins, destitute of all holiness towards God, and righteousness towards their neighbour.
what is it but to contemne and basely to esteeme of, the inestimable price of our redemption, if wee will not sticke to sell ⟨p. 291⟩againe our soules vnto sin, for euery beastly pleasure and base commoditie, which Christ hath purchased at so high a rate? Secondly as hereby we shall shew horrible ingratitude against God & our Sauiour Christ, so also shall we be most iniurious to our own soules, seeing we can neuer attaine vnto any true assurance of our redemption, till we finde our selues freed in some measure from the power of sin, & sanctified by Gods spirit, for the Lord who is truth it self hath said it, & if this be not enough he hath solemnly sworne it, yt all those whō he hath redeemed out of the hands of their spirituall enemies, shall worship and serue him in holines and righteousnes all the daies of their life; and therefore as well may God speake, nay sweare an vntruth, as those may be redeemed who liue in their sinnes, destitute of all holines towards God, and righteousnes towards their neighbour.