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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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1Moreover, this our calling, is either commune and general, or else special and effectual. The general calling, is whereby all indifferently, good and bad, elect and reprobate, are outwardly invited by the ministry of the Gospel, to embrace the benefit of our redemption wrought by Christ: which outward calling is uneffectuall to the wicked and reprobates, because being invited to the supper of the King they refuse to come, that is, they either altogether neglect the hearing of the heavenly embassy of the Gospel, or else contemn those inestimable benefits which are therein offered, preferring before them the honours, riches, and pleasures of this life; whereby it ⟨p. 309⟩cometh to pass, that the word of God findeth no place in their hearts, but vanisheth away, leaving nothing behind it but the savour of death, to their more deep condemnation.
1Moreouer, this our calling, is either commune and generall, or els speciall and effectuall. The general calling, is whereby all indifferently, good and bad, elect and reprobate, are outwardly inuited by the ministerie of the Gospell, to imbrace the benefit of our redemption wrought by Christ: which outward calling is vneffectuall to the wicked and reprobates, because being inuited to the supper of the King they refuse to come, that is, they either altogether neglect the hearing of the heauenly ambassage of the Gospell, or els contemne those inestimable benefits which are therein offered, preferring before them the honors, riches, and pleasures of this life; whereby it ⟨p. 309⟩commeth to passe, that the word of God findeth no place in their hearts, but vanisheth away, leauing nothing behinde it but the sauour of death, to their more deepe condemnation.
- 1A twofold calling, general and effectual.A twofold calling, generall and effectuall.