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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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CHAP. II. What the Conflict between the Flesh and the Spirit is, and what are the causes of it.
CHAP. II. What the Conflict betweene the Flesh and the Spirit is, and what are the causes of it.
1BY this it appeareth that there is a combat in every Christian between these enemies now in the next place let us consider what i• is; and the causes of it. Where then needeth no curious definition, seeing the very name ⟨p. 172⟩doth sufficiently express the nature of it; For it is nothing else but a continual conflict between the unregenerate part the flesh, with the lusts thereof, and the part regenerate, the spirit with all the holy qualities, graces and motions thereof, by reason of their contrariety in nature and conjunction in place, whereby they mutually lust and strive one against the other, the flesh willing and in bracing that evil which the spirit nilleth and hateth, and nilling and shunning that good which it willeth and effecteth, and contrariwise. For in this conflict they mutually assault one another with unreconcilable enmity and immediate and unplacable contrariety, so that as the one getteth, the other looseth, as the one gathereth strength, the other is weakened; and look how much this prevaileth and triumpheth, so much his enemy and opposite is foiled and dejected. Like herein to a pair of scales, in which the rising of the one is always joined with the going down of the other, or like the spleen in the body, the swelling whereof is joined with the others consumption. Yea alike nay much more contrary then light and darkness, heat and cold the one whereof increaseth, as the other decreaseth.