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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. 4 But against this particular application of Christ & his merits unto us, the tempter urgeth divers objections; first,1 that Christ only saveth and redeemeth his own body which is his Church, and that this his Church is glorious without spot or wrinkle, holy and unblameable, as it is Ephes. 5.25.27. and therefore (will he say) what hope of redemption or salvation canst thou have, who art defiled not only with original corruption, but also with innumerable actual transgressions? To this we must answer that the Apostle saith not, that the Church which Christ redeemeth and saveth, is now already without spot or wrinkle; but that he hath by giving himself for it, redeemed it, that hereby he might wash and cleanse it from all spots, and might make it holy and without blame; either by his merits and righteousness imputed unto it which is done in this life; or by freeing it altogether from corruptions and the filthy spots of sin, wherewith naturally it is defiled, which is begun in this life, but shall not be perfected until the life to come.
§ Sect. 4 But against this particular application of Christ & his merits vnto vs, the tempter vrgeth diuers obiections; first,1 that Christ only saueth and redeemeth his own body which is his Church, and that this his Church is glorious without spot or wrinkle, holy and vnblameable, as it is Ephes. 5.25.27. and therfore (wil he say) what hope of redemption or saluation canst thou haue, who art defiled not onely with originall corruption, but also with innumerable actuall transgressions? To this we must answere that the Apostle saith not, that the Church which Christ redeemeth and saueth, is now already without spot or wrinkle; but yt he hath by giuing himself for it, redeemed it, that hereby he might wash and clense it from all spots, and might make it holy and without blame; either by his merits and righteousnes imputed vnto it which is done in this life; or by freeing it altogether from corruptions and the filthy spots of sinne, wherewith naturally it is defiled, which is begunne in this life, but shall not be perfected vntill the life to come.