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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. 3 But forasmuch as those who labour under the burden of their sins,1 and are continually vexed and moved to desperation, by Satan's most subtle and violent tentations, are not so easily persuaded that their sins are forgiven them, & they reconciled unto God in Christ; therefore I will set down some arguments, whereby all those who truly repent, (that is sorrow for their sins past, and desire, and endeavour to forsake them in the time to come) and withal going out of themselves, do earnestly hunger after Christ and his righteousness, and rest and rely upon him for their salvation, may have full assurance that their sins are forgiven them, and that they are in Christ reconciled unto God, and received into his love and favour.
§. Sect. 3 But forasmuch as those who labour vnder the burthen of their sinnes,1 and are continually vexed and mooued to desperation, by Sathans most subtiland violent tentations, are not so easily perswaded that their sins are forgiuen them, & they reconciled vnto God in Christ; therfore I will set down some arguments, whereby all those who truly repent, (that is sorrow for their sinnes past, and desire, and indeauour to forsake them in the time to come) and withall going out of themselues, doe earnestly hunger after Christ and his righteousnesse, and rest and relie vpon him for their saluation, may haue full assurance that their sinnes are forgiuen them, and that they are in Christ reconciled vnto God, and receiued into his loue and fauour.
- 1Reasons to persuade the weak Christian of the forgiveness of his sins.Reasons to perswade the weake Christian of the forgiuenesse of his sinnes.
1The first argument, to assure all of the pardon and forgiveness of their sins, who will come unto him, may be drawn from his mercy, which is one of his properties and attributes, so often attributed unto him in the scriptures.