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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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§. Sect. 3 Lastly,1 the tempter will object that Christs death and merits, though they be in themselves a sufficient price for our redemption, yet they do not belong unto us, neither will be effectual for our salvation. Let it be granted (will he say) that the death and merits of Christ are sufficient for the salvation of all: yet what comfort canst thou receive hereby, seeing thou canst have no assurance that they belong unto thee, or will be effectual for thy redemption? for either he hath redeemed all or but some only; if all, then some who are redeemed may perish notwithstanding, seeing the scriptures show that the greater part of the world are the children of destruction, and it is not unlikely but that thou art in the greatest number. But if he have ⟨p. 299⟩redeemed some only, how canst thou conclude that thou art one of these whom he hath redeemed, seeing out of mere particular propositions thou canst not infer any sound consequence? For example, if thou dost thus conclude, some men are redeemed by Christ, but I am a man, therefore I am redeemed: thou mightest as well reason thus, some men are kings, but I am a man, therefore I am a king. To this we must answer, that though Christ hath only redeemed some, yet we may after a more sound manner conclude that we are in this number, not using the help of Satan's absurd fallacions; but inferring our conclusion out of general propositions grounded upon Gods word after this manner; whosoever believe in Christ, those he hath redeemed and will save; for this is the voice and promise of Christ in the Gospel: but I (may every faithful man say) do truly believe in Christ: and therefore I am redeemed and shall eternally be saved.
§. Sect. 3 Lastly,1 the tempter will obiect that Christs death and merits, though they be in themselues a sufficient price for our redemption, yet they do not belong vnto vs, neither wil be effectuall for our saluation. Let it be graunted (will he say) that the death and merits of Christ are sufficient for the saluation of all: yet what comfort canst thou receiue hereby, seeing thou canst haue no assurance that they belong vnto thee, or will be effectuall for thy redemption? for either he hath redeemed all or but some only; if all, then some who are redeemed may perish notwithstanding, seeing the scriptures shew that the greater part of the world are the children of destruction, and it is not vnlikely but that thou art in the greatest number. But if he haue