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The conflict between the flesh and the spirit. Or the last part of The…The conflict betvveene the flesh and the spirit. Or the last part of The…
The conflict between the flesh and the spirit. Or the last part of The Christian warfare wherein is described the nature of these combatants, the malice and power of the flesh and fleshly lusts, with the means whereby we may subdue and overcome them. By John Downame Bachelor in Divinity, and preacher of Gods Word.The conflict betvveene the flesh and the spirit. Or the last part of The Christian warfare wherein is described the nature of these combatants, the malice and power of the flesh and fleshly lusts, with the meanes whereby we may subdue and ouercome them. By Iohn Dovvname Batchelar in Diuinitie, and preacher of Gods Word.
London: printed by William Jones, 1618London: printed by William Iones, 1618
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that the soul is the principal part and therefore the name or denomination should follow it especially if it be chiefly tainted and corrupted, and the arch-author of all sin: I answer that notwithstanding all this, our enemy in this spiritual conflict is called the flesh rather then the soul or spirit, to note unto us the great contrariety, and unreconciliable emnity that are between the combatants in this warfare; for as opposite are these the one to the other as light and darkness, heaven and hell, God and the Devil, good and evil. And therefore to express this contrariety which is between them, names were chosen which were most extremely opposite: and it is not called after the soul, because there is some agreement between the soul and the body, and some resemblance between the spirit and the soul, but after the body, which being the grosest and most earthy part of man is most opposite and 1different to the spirit which is the purest part of the mind and reason.
that the soule is the principall part and therefore the name or denomination should follow it especially if it be cheifly taynted and corrupted, and the archauthor of all sinne: I answere that notwithstanding all this, our enemie in this spirituall conflict is called the flesh rather then the soule or spirit, to note vnto vs the greate contrariety, and vnreconciliable emnity that are betweene the combatants in this warfare; for as opposite are these the one to the other as light and darkenes, heauen and hell, God and the Diuell, good and euill. And therefore to expresse this contrarietie which is betweene them, names were chosen which were most extreamely opposite: and it is not called after the soule, because there is some agreement betweene the soule and the body, and some resemblance betweene the spirit and the soule, but after the body, which beeing the grosest and most earthy part of man is most opposite and 1different to the spirit which is the purest part of the minde and reason.