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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. 8 Thirdly as our Saviour Christ is our prophet and priest so likewise he is our king, and this also may assure us of the pardon and remission of our sins if we will come unto him, for he who is our advocate is also our sovereign, he that is our mediator is our judge, he that entreateth for us, hath power in his hands both to obtain and grant his own suite, he that gave his life a ransom for our sins hath all power in heaven and earth committed unto him, so as he is able to remit all our sins and to blot out all our iniquities, for (now) the father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the son. as himself testifieth Joh. 5.22. and even when he was upon the earth he exercised this authority, as appeareth Matth. 9.2. whereas he saith to the sick of the palsy. Son be of good comfort thy sins are forgiven thee. For which being challenged he defendeth his regal privileges, affirming ver. 6. that the son of man hath authority even on earth to forgive sins. Now what can ⟨p. 455⟩be more comfortable unto any soul wounded with sin then the consideration of this undoubted truth. For seeing our Saviour who so tenderly loved us, that he spared not to give his own most precious blood for the price of our redemption hath all-sufficient power in his own hands to save and deliver us out of the hands of all our enemies, who can imagine that he will suffer us to be lost whom he hath so dearly bought? seeing he gave his life to purchase for us the remission of our sins, who can doubt that having thus dearly purchased it he will not bestow it and so suffer his blood to be spilt in vain, seeing he was content for our sakes to endure all misery, mockings, revilings, whipping, crucifying death it self, & the anger of his father more bitter then death, to this end that by all these his sufferings, he might procure the remission of our sins & everlasting life, and that when we were rebellious traitors who did flee away from him; who can make any question, but that now he will bestow these inestimable benefits which he hath of purpose bought for us, they being in his own power and custody, if like humble servants and penitent children we turn unto him and implore his grace?
§. Sect. 8 Thirdly as our Sauiour Christ is our prophet and priest so likewise he is our king, and this also may assure vs of the pardon and remission of our sins if we will come vnto him, for hee who is our aduocate is also our soueraigne, hee that is our mediatour is our iudge, hee that intreateth for vs, hath power in his handes both to obtaine and graunt his owne suite, hee that gaue his life a ransome for our sinnes hath all power in heauen and earth committed vnto him, so as he is able to remit all our sinnes and to blot out all our iniquities, for (now) the father iudgeth no man, but hath committed all iudgment vnto the sonne. as himselfe testifieth