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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. 5 But against this which hath been alleged,1 Satan will be ready to object to the afflicted conscience, that these promises were made to the prophets, apostles and holy men of God, but not to such heinous and rebellious sinners who ⟨p. 442⟩have most justly deserved that God should pour out upon them the viols of his wrath, and those fearful punishments threatened in the law, because of the innumerable number of their sins and the outrageousness of their wickedness; and therefore such have nothing to do with the sweet promises of the Gospel, but are to apply unto themselves the terrible threatenings denounced in the law against such grievous sinners.
§. Sect. 5 But against this which hath beene alleaged,1 Sathan wilbe ready to obiect to the afflicted conscience, that these promises were made to the prophets, apostles and holy men of God, but not to such haynous and rebellious sinners who ⟨p. 442⟩haue most iustly deserued that God should poure out vppon them the violls of his wrath, and those fearefull punishments threatned in the law, because of the innumerable number of their sinnes and the outragiousnesse of their wickednesse; and therefore such haue nothing to doe with the sweet promisses of the Gospell, but are to apply vnto themselues the terrible threatnings denounced in the law against such grieuous sinners.
- 1That all Gods promises are made indefinitely to all that believe.That al Gods promises are made indefinitely to all that beleeue.
For the answering of which tentation, we are to know that the Lords promises made in the Gospel, are general, indefinite and universal, excluding none, who turn from their sins by unfeigned repentance, and believe in Christ Jesus, resting on him alone for their salvation. Neither is there any limitation or exception of this or that sin, for be they never so grievous and manifold, yet if we perform the condition of faith and repentance, the Lord will make good his promises unto us.