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…

but in his reasonable will considering the end why he came into the world, which was by his death to glorify God in perfecting the work of our redemption, he overruled the natural appetite & did wholly submit himself to the will of his father. Neither is the sensual will sinful & unlawful, when it is subjected to the reasonable, but when it goeth about of a subject to become a Sovereign, and to resist and overrule that unto which it should yield obedience. Even as it is no fault in a subject to desire that his own will in things lawful or indifferent may be done, so that when hearing the contrary pleasure ⟨p. 224⟩of his Prince he do not rebel against it, but is content willingly to submit himself unto it. Or if we would have this strife and conflict to be in the same will of Christ, we may say that it was a combat, not between grace and corruption, but between divers desires in the same will, which may lawfully be in a man, if they be grounded on divers respects; as a man may at the same time lawfully desire to live, that he may glorify God, or to dye, that he may cease to sin & be glorified by him; he may desire to eat, for the refreshing of nature and the repelling of the pain of hunger, and to fast that he may be fitted the better for some religious exercise. And so our Saviour desired to have the cup pass from him, having respect to the preservation of his nature, and at the same time was willing to die, that he might yield obedience to his fathers will, and perfect the work of our redemption; and yet as one saith, Utrobique Christus neutrobique peccatum, Christ in both, but sin in neither.

but in his reasonable will considering the ende why he came into the world, which was by his death to glorifie God in perfecting the worke of our redemption, he ouerruled the naturall appetite & did wholly submit himselfe to the wil of his father. Neither is the sensuall will sinnefull & vnlawfull, when it is subiected to the reasonable, but whē it goeth about of a subiect to become a Soueraigne, and to resist and ouerrule that vnto which it should yeeld obedience. Euen as it is no fault in a subiect to desire that his owne will in things lawfull or indifferent may be done, so that when hearing the contrary pleasure ⟨p. 224⟩of his Prince he doe not rebell against it, but is content willingly to submit himselfe vnto it. Or if wee would haue this strife and conflict to be in the same will of Christ, wee may say that it was a combate, not betweene grace and corruption, but betweene diuers desires in the same will, which may lawfully be in a man, if they be grounded on diuers respects; as a man may at the same time lawfully desire to liue, that hee may glorifie God, or to dye, that hee may cease to sinne & be glorified by him; he may desire to eate, for the refreshing of nature and the repelling of the paine of hunger, and to fast that he may be fitted the better for some religious exercise. And so our Sauiour desired to haue the cuppe passe from him, hauing respect to the preseruation of his nature, and at the same time was willing to die, that he might yeelde obedience to his fathers will, and perfect the worke of our redemption; and yet as one saith, Vtrobique Christus neutrobique peccatum, Christ in both, but sinne in neither.