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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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or though God seeth it good to scant them in worldly things, yet they shall enjoy the little they have with abundant comfort, seeing they are unto them little pledges of Gods great love, and in the mean time have their bodily wants exceedingly recompensed with the peace of a good conscience, the joy in the holy Ghost, and the spiritual riches of all saving graces. As for those whose callings are unlawful their best course were to exchange them for those that are lawful, seeing they have no better excuse of their living in them, because they have no other means to maintain themselves, then Harlots, Thieves and Pickpurses, who are alike ready to allege that therefore they use these courses, because they have no other means whereby they may live. For better it were for them not to live at all, then to live in sin to the dishonour of God and hurt of their brethren; better it were that their bodies should pine and famish in this world, then that their ⟨p. 151⟩bodies and souls should eternally be tormented in the fire of hell.
or though God seeth it good to scant them in worldly things, yet they shall enioy the little they haue with aboundant comfort, seeing they are vnto them little pledges of Gods great loue, and in the meane time haue their bodily wants exceedingly recompenced with the peace of a good conscience, the ioy in the holy Ghost, and the spirituall riches of all sauing graces. As for those whose callings are vnlawfull their best course were to exchange them for those that are lawfull, seeing they haue no better excuse of their liuing in them, because they haue no other meanes to maintaine themselues, then Harlots, Theeues and Pickpurses, who are alike ready to alleadge that therefore they vse these courses, because they haue no other meanes whereby they may liue. For better it were for them not to liue at all, then to liue in sinne to the dishonour of God and hurt of their brethren; better it were that their bodies should pine and famish in this world, then that their ⟨p. 151⟩bodies and soules should eternally be tormented in the fire of hell.