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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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Let us further consider that no man is careless of the health of his body, because the air is infected, and the country full of contagious sickness, but doth so much the more carefully use all good preservatives to keep him from these Epidemical diseases, and the like care we would have of our souls, if we loved them as well as we do our bodies. In regard whereof the Apostle useth this as an argument to make us more watchful and diligent, in redeeming the time, because the days are evil. Finally let us know 1that neither time nor place in which we live, will excuse us before God, if we live in our sins, seeing as the best time or place will not privilege us from falling into sin no not Paradise it self, and the society of the Angels, as we see in Adam; so neither will those times and places which most abound with evil poison us with the contagion of sin, if we have about us the preservative of a good conscience, and have sincere and upright hearts, which make us with Enoch in the middest of worldly destructions to walk with our God. Yea rather when we are 2on all sides compassed about with wicked men, the heat and zeal of our godliness (as it were by an antiperistasis) will be intended and increased. As we see in the example of Noah, who continued just, when all the world were wicked. Of Abraham who was upright in his ways among the wicked Canaanites, of Lot whose soul was righteous, though he lived among the filthy Sodomites Of Joseph and Moses in the Court of Pharaoh, David in the Court of Saul, and of Nehemiah, Daniel, the three children, and many others, who feared and served the Lord, though they lived, yea bore office in the Court of the Kings of Babylon.
Let vs further consider that no man is carelesse of the health of his body, because the ayre is infected, and the country full of contagious sicknes, but doth so much the more carefully vse all good preseruatiues to keepe him from these Epedemical diseases, and the like care we would haue of our soules, if we loued them as well as we doe our bodies. In regard whereof the Apostle vseth this as an argument to make vs more watchfull and diligent, in redeeming the time, because the dayes are euill. Finally let vs know 1that neither time nor place in which we liue, will excuse vs before God, if we liue in our sinnes, seeing as the best time or place will not priuiledge vs from falling into sinne no not Paradise it selfe, and the society of the Angels, as we see in Adam; so neither will those times and places which most abound with euill poison vs with the contagion of sinne, if wee haue about vs the preseruatiue of a good conscience, and haue sincere and vpright hearts, which make vs with Enoch in the middest of worldly destructions to walke with our God. Yea rather when wee are