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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 the motion of the regenerate is lively and natural, proceeding from an inward cause, even the spirit of God dwelling in us, which quickeneth us (as it were) with a new soul of life and power, whereby we ⟨p. 289⟩are enabled to go on in the ways of godliness, even as a man naturally moveth and walketh by virtue of his soul; 1which quickeneth and strengtheneth his body to the performance of those actions. So that in a true Christian there is the right perpetual motion, whose cause is not outward, but in himself, making him constantly and continually to go on in his holy way, as kindly and naturally, by virtue of that godly nature whereof he is made partaker by the holy spirit, even as the fountain springs and the river runs. And how soever there may be both in the regenerate, and the unregenerate an heat of love and zeal which is the cause of all their motion and actions, yet there is great difference between them, for the one is like the heat in a bathe, whose cause is natural and in it self, and is therefore constant and continual, and not abated and lessened but rather intended and increased by the outward cold of crosses and afflictions; but the other like the heat of ordinary hot water, which being naturally cold, and only hot by accident and heat of the fire, is not constant but though for a time it may be much more hot then the other, yet the cause being not in it self, but outward and accidental, when this is put out, the heat continueth not, but again returneth to more then wonted coldness. For so the heat in the unregenerate being only caused by outward prosperity and temporal benefits, they seem fervent in their love towards God whilst these continue, but if this fuel which nourisheth it, be taken away, and they be compassed about with afflictions and persecutions, they become more cold in their love and zeal towards God then ever they were before. Or else they may be resembled to a living body and dead carcass; the one whereof is hot by an inward cause, even the radical and vital heat which warmeth the blood in all the veins;
But the motion of the regenerate is liuely and naturall, proceeding from an inward cause, euen the spirit of God dwelling in vs, which quickneth vs (as it were) with a new soule of life and power, whereby wee ⟨p. 289⟩