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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
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
so because the flesh and the spirit are joined together in the same body and soul, we may in this respect say that this man sinneth, or doth that which is good; but yet when we speak of the regenerate or carnal man properly and severally, as we cannot truly say that the flesh doth any good, so neither can we truly affirm that the spirit and regenerate man doth commit that which is evil, but (as the Apostle speaketh) sin which dwelleth with him. And though the flesh be the far greater part, yet doth it not denominate & give the name to the christian & his actions, because it is partly mortified, partly in mortifying, and partly to be mortified, that is, deputed and destinated to death and destruction; and also because it is the worse and more unworthy part without compare, and consequently not to give the name: for as wine mixed with water is called still wine, though the water exceed the wine in quantity, because it is the more excellent substance; so the flesh being mixed with the spirit, though it be in greater quantity, it doth not give ⟨p. 125⟩the name to us and our actions, but the spirit, as being our most excellent and worthy part; and of it we are called spiritual, regenerate and new men, though the least part be spiritual, regenerate and renewed.
so because the flesh and the spirit are ioyned together in the same bodie and soule, we may in this respect say that this man sinneth, or doth that which is good; but yet whē we speak of the regenerate or carnall man properly and seuerally, as we cannot truly say that the flesh doth any good, so neither can we truly affirme that the spirit and regenerate man doth commit that which is euill, but (as ye Apostle speaketh) sin which dwelleth with him. And though the flesh be the farre greater part, yet doth it not denominate & giue the name to the christian & his actions, because it is partly mortified, partly in mortifying, and partly to be mortified, that is, deputed and destinated to death and destruction; and also because it is the worse and more vnworthie part without compare, and consequently not to giue the name: for as wine mixt with water is called still wine, though the water exceede the wine in quantitie, because it is the more excellent substance; so the flesh being mixt with the spirit, though it be in greater quantitie, it doth not giue ⟨p. 125⟩the name to vs and our actions, but the spirit, as being our most excellent and worthie part; and of it wee are called spirituall, regenerate and new men, though the least part be spirituall, regenerate and renewed.