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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 against these also faith prevaileth, when as it purifieth our hearts, bringing us to a sight and sense of our sins, to a loathing and detestation of them, and to a constant resolution and earnest endeavour to labour and forsake them for the time to come; and so again afresh applieth the promises unto us, as having now just interrest and right unto them.
But against these also faith preuaileth, when as it purifieth our hearts, bringing vs to a sight and sence of our sinnes, to a loathing and detestation of them, and to a constant resolution and earnest endeauour to labour and forsake them for the time to come; and so againe afresh applyeth the promises vnto vs, as hauing now iust interrest and right vnto them.
1And thus have we seen the conflict between the flesh and the spirit in the superior faculties: the like may be observed in the inferior seated in the heart, as the affections passions and sensual appetite; the which though they be no more corrupted then the other, yet the corruption in them is much more sensible, and though the conflict be no more dangerous, yet is it much more turbulent and violent. For as the poison in the brain is as mortal and pernicious as any other, and not resting there alone but diffusing it self into all the parts of the body, doeth benum and dead them, but that which is received into the stomach is much more raging and painful, sending up poisonous vapours into the head wherewith it is annoyed and mortally affected: so the poison of corruption having tainted the understanding faculties, doeth from thence descend to the heart and affections infecting them with their malignity; but that which is infused into them, doeth cause a more raging and violent disease, which is more sensible and grievous, and becometh more dangerous to the soul sick in sin, because these inferior faculties being corrupted do work also upon the will and understanding, striking up their poison back again unto them with redoubled violence. For as the outward objects move and affect the senses, and they the heart and affections, so they being thus moved do move the will, and the will draweth also the judgement and understanding. But though these sensual faculties are more grossly poisoned, and therefore seem more desperately incurable; yet the spirit of God working also upon these parts doeth purge them from their contagious humours, and comforteth the heart with such spiritual