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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.
CHAP. XXI. That the testimony of Gods spirit, doth only persuade us, that the Scriptures are the word of God.
CHAP. XXI. That the testimony of Gods spirit, doth onely perswade vs, that the Scriptures are the word of God.
And these are the arguments whereby all gainsayers may be convinced, who deny the Scriptures to be the word of God, and his infallible trueth; but though they are sufficient for the conviction of all opposers, and for stopping the mouths of all Atheists, Epicures and mere naturals; yet notwithstanding, not any of these, nor all these are in themselves sufficient, to beget faith in the heart of any, or to persuade him with full assurance, to believe that the Scriptures are the word of God, unless there be adjoined unto them the testimony of Gods spirit, which doth not only convince, but also throughly persuade us of this truth; and this alone in it self is all-sufficient, though we never heard any other of the former reasons, for the working of faith in us, and a full persuasion of this truth.
ANd these are the arguments whereby all gainesaiers may be conuinced, who deny the Scriptures to be the word of God, and his infallible trueth; but though they are sufficient for the conuiction of all opposers, and for stopping the mouthes of all Atheists, Epicures and meere naturals; yet notwithstanding, not any of these, nor al these are in themselues sufficient, to beget faith in the heart of any, or to perswade him with full assurance, to beleeue that the Scriptures are the word of God, vnlesse there be adioyned vnto thē the testimony of Gods spirit, which doth not only conuince, but also throughly perswade vs of this truth; and this alone in it selfe is al-sufficient, though we neuer heard any other of the former reasons, for the working of faith in vs, and a full perswasion of this truth.