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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
Book 2 › Chapter 37: How we may know whether we be effectually called or no.
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1Against which tentation if we would strengthen our selves, we must examine our calling whether it be effectual or no; and that both by considering the means whereby all are effectually called, and also the parts of effectual calling, making application of both unto our own particular. For the first, we may thus reason against our spiritual enemy, whosoever can find the means of effectual calling, power fully working in himself, and converting him unto God he is effectually called, but I have and do find these means thus working in me, and therefore I do not flatter my self with vain hope, but am certainly assured that I am effectually called and converted.
1Against which tentation if wee would strengthen our selues, we must examine our calling whether it be effectuall or no; and that both by considering the meanes whereby all are effectually called, and also the partes of effectuall calling, making application of both vnto our owne particular. For the first, wee may thus reason against our spirituall enemy, whosoeuer can find the meanes of effectuall calling, power fully working in himselfe, and conuerting him vnto God he is effectually called, but I haue and doe find these meanes thus working in me, and therefore I doe not flatter my selfe with vaine hope, but am certainely assured that I am effectually called and conuerted.
- 1How we may withstand the former tentations.
§. Sect. 2 The means whereby we are effectually called,1 are first the saving and fruitful hearing of Gods word, by the ministry whereof the Lord calleth and inviteth us to come unto him by unfeigned repentance, and to our saviour Christ by a lively faith even when we are dead in our sins, without any desire to will or ability to perform any thing that is good,2