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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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So that here is no exception of sins, for the promises are made indefinitely to all that believe. In like manner our Saviour hath promised John 6.37. That whosoever come unto him he will not cast them away. and ve. 40. he assureth us that it is the will of his father who sent him, that every man who believeth in him should have everlasting life. And the Apostle Peter Acts 10.43. saith that unto our Saviour Christ give all the prophets witness, that through his name all that believe in him shall have remission of sins. And the Apostle John likewise saith, 1. Joh. 2.1. that if any man sin we have an advocate with the father Jesus Christ the righteous, and he is the propitiation for our sins, and not for ours only but also for the sins of the whole world, that is for whosoever repent and believe of every kingdom, country, and nation. So that by all these places it is clear and evident that none are excluded from being partakers of Gods merciful promises, but those who exclude themselves through their infidelity and unrepentancie.
So that here is no exception of sinnes, for the promises are made indefinitely to all that beleeue. In like maner our Sauiour hath promised Iohn 6.37. That whosoeuer come vnto him hee will not cast them away. and ve. 40. he assureth vs that it is the will of his father who sent him, that euery man who beleeueth in him should haue euerlasting life. And the Apostle Peter Actes 10.43. saith that vnto our Sauiour Christ giue all the prophets witnesse, that through his name all that beleeue in him shall haue remission of sinnes. And the Apostle Iohn likewise saith, 1. Ioh. 2.1. that if any man sinne wee haue an aduocate with the father Iesus Christ the righteous, and hee is the propitiation for our sinnes, and not for ours onely but also for the sinnes of the whole world, that is for whosoeuer repent and beleeue of euery kingdome, countrey, and nation. So that by all these places it is cleare and euident that none are excluded from being partakers of Gods mercifull promises, but those who exclude themselues through their infidelitie and vnrepentancie.