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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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So the Apostle telleth us, that they that are after the flesh do mind or savour the things of the flesh, but they that are after the spirit the things of the spirit; where by savouring or minding, he meaneth understanding, approving and magnifying these things. The which as it is true of divers persons and subjects so of the divers part regenerate and unregenerate in the same person; and so ⟨p. 202⟩whereas the Apostle saith, that the natural man understandeth not the things that are of the spirit, learned Z•••hez understandeth 1it not of him who is merely carnal, but of the unregenerate part of him who is sanctified. And so in 2trueth must the like words spoken by our Saviour to the Apostle Peter be necessarily understood of his part alone which was unrenewed. Math. 16. 23. Get thee behind me Satan, thou art an offence unto me; for thou savourest not the 3things that be of God, but those that be of men; seeing at this time he was truly converted and a famous Apostle of lesus Christ, who a little before had showed that in his part regenerate he savoured the things of God, by that notable confession of his faith in Jesus Christ.
So the Apostle telleth vs, that they that are after the flesh doe minde or sauour the things of the flesh, but they that are after the spirit the things of the spirit; where by sauouring or minding, he meaneth vnderstanding, approuing and magnifying these things. The which as it is true of diuers persons and subiects so of the diuers part regenerate and vnregenerate in the same person; and so ⟨p. 202⟩whereas the Apostle saith, that the naturall man vnderstandeth not the things that are of the spirit, learned Z•••hez vnderstandeth 1