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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. 7 Moreover he is our mediator and intercessor,1 who continually sitteth at the right hand of his father making intercession for us, by showing and pleading his own merits righteousness and obedience whereby he pacifieth his fathers displeasure, and worketh us into his love and favour. And this the apostle witnesseth. Rom. 8.34. It is Christ which is dead yea or rather which is risen again, who is also at the right hand of God, and maketh request for us. So also Heb. 9.24. it is said that our high priest Jesus Christ is entered into heaven, to appear in the sight of God for us. and the Apostle John saith. 1. Joh. 2.1. If any man sin we have an advocate with the father Jesus Christ the just, and he is the propitiation for our sins. neither need we to doubt of his effectual dealing for us, for if he loved us so dearly that he spared not to give his precious life for us, there is no question but he will be exceeding earnest in making request for us, neither will he be sparing in words who hath not spared his dearest blood. And therefore seeing our high priest doth continually make intercession for us, we need not to doubt but that he will obtain his suite, and procure the pardon of our sins, and his fathers love and favour. Especially considering that he entreateth nothing which he hath not deserved and by his death purchased for us, and consequently when like an advocate he pleadeth his full payment of our debt, and allegeth his all sufficient merits and sufferings, God cannot in his justice but grant his most lawful request; considering also that he maketh his suite not to a stranger or some common friend ⟨p. 454⟩who will either prevent his suite with a strange and stern countenance, or deny it with some vain excuse, but unto his most gracious & dearly loving father who willingly harkeneth unto, and readily granteth all his requests. And this our Saviour himself testifieth Joh. 11.41. father (saith he I thank thee because thou hast heard me. 42. But I know thou hearest me always &c. And therefore considering Christs merit in deserving, and Gods mercy in granting, Christs importunity in asking, and his fathers facility in yielding;