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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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1Which desires are no sooner wrought in us by the ministry of the word, made effectual by the inward operation of Gods spirit, but presently the Lord, rich in mercy and goodness, by the same means doeth satisfy them, and sendeth his spirit accompanied with a strong army of sanctifying graces to take possession of us for his use, to reign and rule in us, and to thrust down Satan from his throne, and to depose him from his regency or rather tyranny over us; and to subdue, kill and mortify all those garrisons of sinful lusts, so as they shall not be able under their great General to rule & reign in us as they did in former times. For example he causeth knowledge, spiritual wisdom, judgement, discretion, holy reason and spiritual cogitations to enter into the head, and by strong assault to encounter ignorance, curiosity, carnal wisdom, error, rash giddiness and carnal imagination; Christian resolution and holy obedience to enter the will and to set upon cowardly fear and unconstancy, unflexible stubbornness and stiff rebellion, faith and love with innumerable numbers of holy affections to take possession of the heart, and ⟨p. 193⟩to subdue & vanquish infidelity, self-love and love of the world, with those many legions of unlawful lusts and unruly passions which Satan had placed in it; spiritual concupiscence and holy desires, temperance, sobriety, and chastity, to seat themselves in the inferior faculties and sensual appetite, and to thrust out, and to hold possession against carnal concupiscence, worldly lusts intemperance, wantonness and uncleanness with the rest of their opposites; Finally purity and honour, to seize upon the body and all the members thereof, and to drive out and cleanse it from all uncleanness and noisomeness, wherewith it had been defiled like a filthy sty of impure beasts, through the inhabitation and abuse of sinful lusts.
1Which desires are no sooner wrought in vs by the ministery of the word, made effectuall by the inward operation of Gods spirit, but presently the Lord, rich in mercy and goodnesse, by the same meanes doeth satisfie them, and sendeth his spirit accompanied with a strong army of sanctifying graces to take possession of vs for his vse, to raigne and rule in vs, and to thrust downe Sathan from his throne, and to depose him from his regencie or rather tyranny ouer vs; and to subdue, kill and mortifie all those garrisons of sinnefull lustes, so as they shall not be able vnder their great Generall to rule & raigne in vs as they did in former times. For example hee causeth knowledge, spirituall wisedome, iudgement, discretion, holy reason and spirituall cogitations to enter into the head, and by stronge assault to encounter ignorance, curiositie, carnall wisedome, errour, rash giddinesse and carnall imagination; Christian resolution and holy obedience to enter the will and to set vpon cowardly feare and vnconstancy, vnflexible stubbornesse and stiffe rebellion, faith and loue with innumerable numbers of holy affections to take possession of the heart, and