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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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CHAP. III. What we are to understand by the Spirit in this discourse.
CHAP. III. What wee are to vnderstand by the Spirit in this discourse.
1AND thus we have showed what the flesh is which is one of the champions in this spiritual combat: now we are to consider of the other, which is the Spirit; and that we may the more distinctly know what it is, we must understand that the word Spirit is diversly taken in the Scriptures; and to omit many acceptations which are altogether impertinent to our present purpose, we may observe, that it is sometimes taken generally, for all spiritual and incorporeal substances, and sometimes more specially for some one of them; And thus it sometime signifieth the whole (a) deity, and sometime every one of the persons, the Father, the (b) Son, in respect of his divine nature, and the (c) holy Ghost, who hath this name of spirit, after a usual and peculiar manner given unto him. But howsoever God and every of these holy and divine persons, do fight in us, and for us against the flesh, seeing it is their grace that supporteth us, and their strength whereby we overcome; yet we are not to understand by spirit in the following discourse this divine nature, who being omnipotent none is able to resist. Sometime it signifieth the (d) soul of man, even as the flesh is taken for the body; but these are not opposites and enemies but dear friends, who so entirely love, that they fear nothing more then to be separated and to part company. Sometime it signifieth that chief and excellent faculty of the soul called (