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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. 1 The third argument,1 whereby all those who repent and believe may be assured of the pardon & remission of their sins, is grounded upon Gods truth; for the Lord is most true yea truth it self, and all his promises in Christ are yea, and amen. 2he is a faithful and true witness. and whatsoever he hath spoken shall be accomplished; so that though the heavens decay and wax old like a garment, though the sun loose his light, and the moon be turned into blood, though the earth tremble and quake, and the foundations of the mountains be moved and shake, yea though heaven and earth and all things therein contained perish and pass away,3 yet shall not one jot or title of his word fall to the ground unaccomplished. And therefore whatsoever the Lord hath promised in his word that he will most undoubtedly perform, for he is Jehovah, who having his essence and being in and from himself alone, giveth being unto all things else, especially to his word and promises. But he hath promised to all believers and repentant sinners, that he will in Christ Jesus pardon all their sins, and will receive them into his grace and favour, and therefore if we believe and rest upon our Saviour Christ alone for our salvation, truly repenting us of all our sins, we may assure our selves that though our sins be never so many and grievous, yet the Lord will receive us to mercy, and pardon and forgive them.
§. Sect. 1 THe third argument,1 whereby all those who repent and beleeue may bee assured of the pardon & remission of their sins, is groūded vpon Gods truth; for the Lorde is most true yea truth it selfe, and all his promises in Christ are yea, and amen. 2hee is a faithfull and true witnesse. and whatsoeuer hee hath spoken shall be accomplished; so that though the heauens decay and waxe olde like a garment, though the sunne loose his light, and the moone be turned into bloud, though the earth tremble and quake, and the foundations of the mountaines bee mooued and shake, yea though heauen and earth and all things therein contained perish and passe away,