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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.
and if he have given us his chief Jewell, hiw only begotten and best beloved Son and that when we were his enemies, what will he deny us when in Christ we are reconciled unto him and become his friends? And thus the Apostle reasoneth, Rom. 5.8. God (saith he) setteth out his love towards us seeing that whilst we were yet sinners Christ died for us. 9. much more then being now justified by his blood we shall be saved from wrath through him. 10. For if we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Son, much more being reconciled we shall be saved by his life.
and if he haue giuen vs his chiefe Iewell, hiw onely begotten and best beloued Sonne and that when wee were his enemies, what will he denie vs when in Christ we are reconciled vnto him and become his friends? And thus the Apostle reasoneth, Rom. 5.8. God (saith he) setteth out his loue towards vs seeing that whilest we were yet sinners Christ died for vs. 9. much more then being now iustified by his bloud we shalbe saued from wrath through him. 10. For if we were enemies we were reconciled to God by the death of his Sonne, much more being reconciled we shalbe saued by his life.
§. Sect. 2 Secondly we may draw most firm arguments to strengthen our assurance of the remission of our sins from the second person in trinity our Saviour Jesus Christ;1 for first ⟨p. 447⟩he is our Saviour and redeemer,2 who therefore came into the world that he might save and redeem us out of the captivity of our spiritual enemies, sin, death, and the devil, and that he might satisfy his fathers justice, obtain the remission of our sins, and reconcile us unto him. Though then our sins be many and grievous, this should not hinder us from coming to Christ by a true faith, and firm assurance, that in him we shall have the remission of our sins, and be received into Gods love and favour, nay rather this should be a forcible argument to move us, to seek his help, when we find our selves in a desperate case, destitute of all means whereby we may attain unto salvation, seeing our Saviour Christ came into the world to save such as were lost in themselves, and enthralled in the miserable bondage of sin and Satan. And this is evident by the scriptures,