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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. 8 The second part of our effectual calling is the mutual donation of God the father,1 whereby he hath given Christ Jesus unto us to be our saviour and redeemer, and us unto Christ to be saved and redeemed, by which also we may prove that we are effectually called. For this gift is mutual and reciprocal, and therefore the one doth clearly prove ⟨p. 478⟩the other, so that if we can have any assurance that Christ is given unto us, then may we also be assured that we are given unto Christ, and contrariwise if we have any assurance that we are given unto Christ, then may we be also assured that Christ is given unto us, and consequently that we are effectually called for this mutual donation is one part thereof. Now we may be assured that Christ is given unto us if we believe in him resting upon him alone for our justification and salvation, as appeareth Joh. 3.16. So God loved the world that he hath given his only begotten son that as many as believe in him should not perish but have everlasting life, and so also we may be assured that we are given unto Christ, if we hear his voice and follow him, as himself speaketh Joh. 10.27. and submit our selves to be led and governed by his spirit, for as many as are led by the spirit of God they are the sons of God, and whosoever are sons are heirs of God, and heirs annexed with Christ. as it is Rom. 8.14.16.
§. Sect. 8 The second part of our effectuall calling is the mutuall donation of God the father,1 whereby he hath giuen Christ Iesus vnto vs to be our sauiour and redeemer, and vs vnto Christ to be saued and redeemed, by which also wee may proue that we are effectually called. For this gift is mutuall and reciprocal, and therefore the one doth clearely proue ⟨p. 478⟩the other, so that if we can haue any assurance that Christ is giuen vnto vs, then may we also be assured that we are giuen vnto Christ, and contrariwise if we haue any assurance that we are giuen vnto Christ, then may we be also assured that Christ is giuen vnto vs, and consequently that wee are effectually called for this mutuall donation is one parte thereof. Now wee may bee assured that Christ is giuen vnto vs if wee beleeue in him resting vppon him alone for our iustification and saluation, as appeareth