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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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but in the heart there are encamped (as it were in the chief market place of the city) such a multitude of our hellish enemies, as cannot either be named or numbered, even many legions of unlawful lusts, infidelity, wicked hopes, hellish despair, hatred of God, love of the world, pride, disobedience, deceit cruelty, ambition, covetousness, voluptuousness with the rest. All which with innumerable others of this hellish army, being entered; did not utterly race down this goodly built City, but only killing and casting out Gods graces which were the natural inhabitants, they kept their holds and places for their own use and dwelling. Neither were the substance of the soul or body, or the essentials, the ⟨p. 183⟩powers, parts and faculties of them, lost, annihilated or utterly destroyed by the fall of our first parents (although their energy and virtue was greatly impaired▪ their edge blunted, and vigour deadened) but only those excellent qualities, and rich ornaments of heavenly wisdom, holiness and righteousness, wherewith they were beautified after Gods own image, were quite taken away. The which (being as it were the strong garrison which kept the City) were no sooner expelled, but the sinful lusts triumphing in their victory, held all under their subjection to the devils use as their chief Sovereign.
but in the heart there are encamped (as it were in the chiefe market place of the citie) such a multitude of our hellish enemies, as cannot either be named or numbred, euen many legions of vnlawfull lustes, infidelitie, wicked hopes, hellish dispaire, hatred of God, loue of the world, pride, disobedience, deceipt cruelty, ambition, couetousnesse, voluptuousnesse with the rest. All which with innumerable others of this hellish army, being entred; did not vtterly race downe this goodly built Citie, but onely killing and casting out Gods graces which were the naturall inhabitants, they kept their holds and places for their owne vse and dwelling. Neither were the substance of the soule or body, or the essentials, the ⟨p. 183⟩powers, parts and faculties of them, lost, annihilated or vtterly destroyed by the fall of our first parents (although their energy and vertue was greatly impaired▪ their edge blunted, and vigour deaded) but onely those excellent qualities, and rich ornaments of heauenly wisedome, holinesse and righteousnesse, wherewith they were beautified after Gods owne image, were quite taken away. The which (being as it were the strong garrison which kept the Citie) were no sooner expelled, but the sinnefull lusts triumphing in their victory, held all vnder their subiection to the diuels vse as their chiefe Soueraigne.