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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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§. Sect. 7 The like also may be answered concerning the love of ⟨p. 477⟩worldly things, honours, riches and pleasures;1 we may love them as they are the blessings of God, and desire them so far forth as they are temporal benefits, and furtherances or at least no hinderances in the works of holiness and righteousness, we may so love them as that in the mean time our love be subordinate to the love of God, our brethren & spiritual things. But if our love pass these limits it is corrupt and carnal, yet no undoubted argument to prove that we are not effectually called, if we are displeased with it and labour against it, though oftentimes we are overcome therewith through the violence of our carnal affections and the corruptions of the flesh, yet if we hate this sin in the inner man, if we entertain through violence, and not with affection and delight, if it dwell in us but do not reign in us, if but sometimes it get the upper hand and do not continually overrule us, it is no more we that do it but sin that dwelleth in us, that is the old man and corrupt flesh, which whilst we live in this life will bear some sway in us.
§. Sect. 7 The like also may be answered concerning the loue of ⟨p. 477⟩worldly things, honours, riches and pleasures;1 we may loue them as they are the blessings of God, and desire them so farr foorth as they are temporall benefitts, and furtherances or at least no hinderances in the workes of holinesse and righteousnesse, we may so loue them as that in the meane time our loue be subordinate to the loue of God, our brethren & spirituall things. But if our loue passe these limitts it is corrupt and carnall, yet no vndoubted argument to proue that we are not effectually called, if we are displeased with it and labour against it, though oftētimes we are ouercome therewith through the violence of our carnall affections and the corruptions of the flesh, yet if wee hate this sinne in the inner man, if wee entertaine through violence, and not with affection and delight, if it dwell in vs but doe not raigne in vs, if but sometimes it gett the vpper hand and doe not continually ouerrule vs, it is no more wee that doe it but sinne that dwelleth in vs, that is the old man and corrupt flesh, which whilest wee liue in this life will beare some sway in vs.