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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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All which is to be understood not of all infants belonging to Gods Election, but only of those which dye in their infancy, who having much to be done for the quick perfecting of that great work of their salvation, whilst they are going that short passage between the womb and their heavenly inheritance, God to manifest his infinite wisdom, power and goodness, doeth thus work in them after a wonderful and extraordinary manner. And as for these who live to riper age, and until they have the use of reason and understanding, they have not this conflict in them before their regeneration and conversion, because then only the spirit and in sanctifying graces do begin to dwell in them, and to make war against their carnal corruptions.
All which is to be vnderstood not of all infants belonging to Gods Election, but onely of those which dye in their infancy, who hauing much to bee done for the quicke perfecting of that great worke of their saluation, whilest they are going that short passage betweene the wombe and their heauenly inheritance, God to manifest his infinite wisedome, power and goodnesse, doeth thus worke in them after a wonderfull and extraordinary maner. And as for these who liue to riper age, and vntill they haue the vse of reason and vnderstanding, they haue not this conflict in them before their regeneration and conuersion, because then onely the spirit and in sanctifying graces doe begin to dwell in them, and to make warre against their carnall corruptions.
1As touching the second point, we are to know, that the conflict between the spirit and the flesh is not in all the regenerate after the same manner, nor in the same measure, but diversly as it pleaseth the Lord to glorify himself in the manifestation of his wisdom, goodness, and omnipotency, either by giving unto his servants a great measure of strength and spiritual grace by which they obtain an easy victory, wherein the bounty of his goodness clearly shineth, or a less and scanter proportion, by which notwithstanding they are enabled as certainly, though not so speedily to overcome, hereby magnifying the all-sufficiency of his power, which more manifestly appeareth in our