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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 as they who use surfeiting and drunkenness, yea drink dangerous poisons, cannot look to enjoy 1their health, because they use the means which bring men ordinarily to sickness and death; so they who use the means of falling into sin which is the sickness of their souls, cannot look to enjoy the life of grace, but will quickly fall into spiritual diseases which in the end will bring them to utter destruction. Finally, that they who use the means and occasions of evil do desperately run into temptations presume of their own strength, and so are 2given over of God; and being abandoned of his assistance, must needs fall and come to ruin; for he that loveth danger shall perish therein.
That as they who vse surfetting and drunkennesse, yea drinke daungerous poysons, cannot looke to enioy 1their health, because they vse the meanes which bring men ordinarily to sicknesse and death; so they who vse the meanes of falling into sinne which is the sicknesse of their soules, cannot looke to enioy the life of grace, but will quickly fall into spirituall diseases which in the ende will bring them to vtter destruction. Finally, that they who vse the meanes and occasions of euill doe desperately runne into temptations presume of their owne strength, and so are 2giuen ouer of God; and being abandoned of his assistance, must needes fall and come to ruine; for he that loueth danger shall perish therein.
- 1Psal. 1. 1.
- 2Eccle. 3. 26.