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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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1And thus we see the conflict between spiritual wisdom and carnal; from which ariseth another between the judgement of the flesh and the spirit, for so far forth as the mind is enlightened with spiritual wisdom and knowledge, answerably the judgment discerning between trueth and falsehood, right and wrong, good and evil, doth allow, approve and esteem the one, and disalloweth, rejecteth and vilifieth the other; but so far forth as it 2still remaineth blinded and misled through natural ignorance, the judgement mistaketh error for trueth, wrong for right, and evil for good; So our Saviour saith to the Pharisees, ye err not knowing the Scriptures. And David himself being ignorant of the state of the godly and wicked 3in this life in respect of prosperity and adversity, and that these things happen alike to all, was ready by a false judgement to condemn the generation of Gods children, but after that going into the sanctuary his mind was enlightened with the knowledge of the trueth his judgement then gave right evidence. And the Apostle Peter being ignorant of the abrogating of the ceremonial law after the death of Christ, and of the breaking down of the partition wall between the Jews and Gentiles, judgeth the creatures of God unclean which he had sanctified, and that he was so confined within the land of Jury, that ⟨p. 203⟩he might not preach the Gospel unto the Gentiles, but when God by vision had enlightened his mind with the knowledge of the trueth, he reformed also the error of his judgement.
1And thus wee see the conflict betweene spirituall wisedome and carnall; from which ariseth another betweene the iudgement of the flesh and the spirit, for so farre forth as the minde is illightened with spirituall wisedome and knowledge, answerably the iudgment discerning betweene trueth and falsehood, right and wrong, good and euill, doth allowe, approue and esteeme the one, and disaloweth, reiecteth and vilifieth the other; but so farre forth as it 2still remaineth blinded and misled through naturall ignorance, the iudgement mistaketh errour for trueth, wrong for right, and euill for good; So our Sauiour saith to the Pharisees, yee eyre not knowing the Scriptures. And Dauid himselfe being ignorant of the state of the godly and wicked