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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
Whosoever eateth my flesh and drinketh my blood, hath eternal life, and I will raise him up at the last day. And this is the union which is between Christ our head and us his members, by virtue whereof we have sure interest and just title, both to Christ and all his benefits, his obedience death and merits, by which we are justified, sanctified and saved.
Whosoeuer eateth my flesh and drinketh my bloud, hath eternall life, and I will raise him vp at the last day. And this is the vnion which is betweene Christ our head and vs his members, by vertue whereof we haue sure interest and iust title, both to Christ and all his benefits, his obedience death and merits, by which we are iustified, sanctified and saued.
And so much concerning the parts of our effectual calling; ⟨p. 314⟩the means whereby the Lord thus calleth us,1 are first on Gods part the preaching of the word, which is made effectual by the inward operation of his spirit; first to mollify our hard hearts, and truly to humble us, by setting before us our sins and corruptions, and this is done by the preaching of the law: and after we see our inability and insufficiency of working our own salvation, we are thereby brought out of our selves, to seek for salvation in Christ Jesus, applying him and his merits unto us by a true and a lively faith, and this is done by the preaching of the Gospel.
And so much concerning the parts of our effectuall calling; ⟨p. 314⟩the meanes whereby the Lord thus calleth vs,1 are first on Gods part the preaching of the word, which is made effectuall by the inward operation of his spirit; first to mollifie our hard hearts, and truly to humble vs, by setting before vs our sinnes and corruptions, and this is done by the preaching of the law: and after wee see our inabilitie and insufficiencie of working our owne saluation, we are thereby brought out of our selues, to seeke for saluation in Christ Iesus, applying him and his merits vnto vs by a true and a liuely faith, and this is done by the preaching of the Gospell.