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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. 9 1Moreover as this our most gracious king and loving Saviour hath sufficient power to pardon all our sins, and in respect of his inestimable love, is most certainly willing to blot out all our wickedness, if we repent and come unto him, so also he hath bound himself hereunto by most free and faithful promises. Matth. 11.78. Come unto me all ye that labour and are heavy laden, and I will ease you. John 3.36. He that believeth in the Son hath everlasting life. And Joh 6.37. He hath assuredly promised, that whosoever cometh unto him he will not cast away. These and many such like gracious promises he hath made, of the performance whereof we need not to doubt, especially considering that he gave continual experience in his practise here on earth, of his love, goodness, mercy and trueth, for who ever came unto him with any lawful suite and received a repulse? who ever entreated his help, & was abandoned? who ever asked any thing of him which was profitable for him to receive and did not obtain his suite? whatsoever sick came unto him received their health, whatsoever lame desired his help received their limbs, whatsoever blind resorted unto him received their sight, whatsoever sinner implored the forgiveness of his sins received full remission and pardon. Yea so gracious merciful and loving was this our king and redeemer, that he prevented his poor miserable subjects with his grace, and sought all occasions of extending his love and mercy towards them, giving unto them more then they desired; the sick of the palsy coming unto him not only was cured of his disease, but also received the remission of his sins. Matth. 9. Zacheus desired but to see his face, and he offereth unto him his company and therewith eternal salvation. Luke 19. The woman of Samaria requested but elemental water, and he offereth unto her the water of life. ⟨p. 457⟩Joh. 4. The people followed him to be fed by miracle with corporal food, and Christ offereth unto them the bread of life. Joh. 6.