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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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and therefore leaving all other means of our own devising, let us repair unto him, and him alone, for he calleth and inviteth us, promising that he will ease us.
and therefore leauing all other meanes of our owne diuising, let vs repaire vnto him, and him alone, for hee calleth and inuiteth vs, promising that hee will ease vs.
But how should we come unto Christ, and what is meant hereby? surely we are not to understand a corporal or local coming unto him, for he is in heaven, and we are upon the earth, but our coming is spiritual not of the ⟨p. 420⟩body but of the soul.
But how should we come vnto Christ, and what is meant hereby? surely wee are not to vnderstand a corporall or local comming vnto him, for hee is in heauen, and wee are vpon the earth, but our comming is spirituall not of the ⟨p. 420⟩body but of the soule.
§. Sect. 9 And this is twofold, the coming of repentance, and the coming of faith,1 the coming of repentance, is perfectly to God the father, the coming of faith, is to Christ Jesus, both which are mentioned, Act. 20.21. witnessing repentance towards God, and faith towards Jesus Christ. For repentance is nothing, but a turning from our sins, & a returning to God, & faith causeth us to go out of our selves, unto Christ, seeking salvation in him alone.