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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. 2 And thus may we come to the assurance that our repentance is true and unfeigned if we can find these degrees thereof and these effects and fruits in our selves.1 The second sign of unfeigned repentance is that it be whole and entire and that both in respect of the subject and also the object thereof. In respect of the subject or of him in whom it is, it is required that it be not of any part alone, or yet of all parts saving one, but it must be entire and total of the whole man and of every of his several parts, it must be a reformation ⟨p. 507⟩in the forsaking of sin and embracing of righteousness, not in the body or soul alone but of them both, & of all their several faculties & powers, it must not only be of the outward actions, but also of the inward affections and cogitations, it must not only be of the tongue and hand, but also of our wills and hearts,2 according to that Jam. 4.8. Draw near unto God and he will draw near unto you: cleanse your hands ye sinners, and purge your hearts you wavering minded. Otherwise if we do not turn unto the Lord with all our hearts, with all our souls, with all our bodies and every faculty and part of them, if we willingly entertain sin, and purposely suffer it to lurk in any secret corner of us, our repentance is hypocritical and not acceptable in Gods sight. And hence it is that David saith,3 that if he should regard wickedness in his hart the Lord would not hear him. Psal. 66.18.
§. Sect. 2 And thus may we come to the assurance that our repentance is true and vnfained if wee can finde these degrees thereof and these effects and fruits in our selues.1 The second signe of vnfained repentance is that it bee whole and intire and that both in respect of the subiect and also the obiect thereof. In respect of the subiect or of him in whome it is, it is required that it bee not of any part alone, or yet of all parts sauing one, but it must bee intire and totall of the whole man and of euerie of his seuerall partes, it must bee a reformation