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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. 10 1Lastly, the union and communion which is between Christ and all the faithful, may give unto them full assurance of the pardon and remission of all their sins; for first they are coupled unto him in spiritual matrimony, and he becometh the Bridegroom, they the spouse, he the husband, they the wife, now we know that in law there will no action of debt lie against the wife whilst the husband liveth, because she is under covert baron, and therefore her husband who hath taken upon him to maintain and defend her, must answer and follow all her suites, and his goods are liable for the paying of her debts. And thus it is also between Christ the husband and the Church his spouse being married unto her, he hath taken her under his charge and protection, and hath undertaken to answer all suites and to satisfy all her debts, nay he hath discharged them already, and therefore we need not to fear any action which Satan, the Law or Gods justice may lay against us, for our husband Jesus Christ hath taken upon him to follow all our suites, ⟨p. 458⟩and to satisfy all our debts, so that if either the Law, Gods justice, or our enemy Satan do commence any suits against us, we are not now to take upon us the answering of them in our own persons, but we are to send them to our husband Jesus Christ, who hath taken our causes in hand and will give unto them a sufficient answer.
§. Sect. 10 1Lastly, the vnion and communion which is betweene Christ and all the faithful, may giue vnto them full assurance of the pardon and remission of all their sinnes; for first they are coupled vnto him in spirituall matrimonie, and hee becommeth the Bridegroome, they the spouse, he the husband, they the wife, now we know that in law there will no action of debt lie against the wife whilest the husband liueth, because she is vnder couert barne, and therefore her husband who hath taken vpon him to maintaine and defend her, must answere and follow all her suites, and his goods are liable for the paying of her debts. And thus it is also betweene Christ the husband and the Church his spouse being married vnto her, he hath taken her vnder his charge and protection, and hath vndertaken to answere all suites and to satisfie all her debts, nay he hath discharged them already, and therefore wee need not to feare any action which Sathan, the Law or Gods iustice may lay against vs, for our husband Iesus Christ hath taken vpon him to follow all our suites,