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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.
& he therefore came into the world, not to call the righteous but sinners to repentance. As it is Matt. 9.13. and he inviteth and calleth unto him all those who are weary and heavy laden with the burden of their sins, promising that he will ease them. Matt 11.28. yea so certain it is that they shall have remission of their sins and everlasting happiness who truly repent and believe, that our saviour Christ saith they have it already as though they were in present possession. John 5.24. Verily, verily I say unto you, he that heareth my word and believeth in him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation but hath passed from death to life. So chap. 6.47. and chap. 11.26. whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. The apostle Peter also plainly affirmeth that God would have no man to perish, but would have all men to come to repentance. Seeing therefore the Lord hath made so many gracious promises in the Gospel to all repentant and believing sinners, let us unfeignedly turn unto the Lord, and apply Christ and his merits unto us by a true & lively faith, and then we may assure our selves that he will pardon and forgive us all our sins, and receive us graciously into his love and favour.
& he therfore came into the world, not to cal the righteous but sinners to repentance. As it is Matt. 9.13. and he inuiteth and calleth vnto him all those who are wearie and heauie laden with the burthen of their sinnes, promising that hee will ease them. Matt 11.28. yea so certaine it is that they shal haue remission of their sinnes and euerlasting hapinesse who truly repent and beleeue, that our sauiour Christ saith they haue it already as though they were in present possession. Iohn 5.24. Verily, verily I say vnto you, he that heareth my word and beleeueth in him that sent me, hath euerlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation but hath passed from death to life. So chap. 6.47. and chap. 11.26. whosoeuer liueth and beleeueth in mee shall neuer die. The apostle Peter also plainly affirmeth that God would haue no man to perish, but would haue all men to come to repentance. Seeing therefore the Lord hath made so many gratious promises in the Gospel to all repentant and beleeuing sinners, let vs vnfainedly turne vnto the Lord, and apply Christ and his meritts vnto vs by a true & liuely faith, and then we may assure our selues that he will pardon and forgiue vs al our sinnes, and receaue vs gratiously into his loue and fauour.