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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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yea because not their quality but only the outward act is changed, they not only return to their old course, but also become much worse then they were before, as the Apostle showeth, their restraint maketh them more eager in the pursuit of the sins they love, and to run with more headlong violence when as the bands that tied them being untwisted or broken, they are now left to their licentious liberty. Finally though there may seem to be in the unregenerate some renovation and new obedience, some heat of love and zeal of Gods glory, yet being not in trueth, but springing out of self-love and aiming only at worldly ends; there is no constancy and continuance in these seeming graces and counterfeit fruits; but when the cause and foundation of them faileth and sinketh, then presently all vanisheth, and all their goodly building cometh to utter ruin. But all this proveth not, that the spirit or the saving graces of it, may in the conflict of temptations receive deadly wounds, dye & perish in those who are truly regenerate; because those which are but semblances, shows, and apish ⟨p. 309⟩imitations of them in the wicked and unregenerate, may be lost utterly, and quite extinguished.
yea because not their quality but onely the outward act is changed, they not onely returne to their olde course, but also become much worse then they were before, as the Apostle sheweth, their restraint maketh them more eager in the pursuite of the sinnes they loue, and to run with more headlong violence when as the bands that tyed them being vntwisted or broken, they are now left to their licentious liberty. Finally though there may seeme to bee in the vnregenerate some renouation and new obedience, some heate of loue and zeale of Gods glory, yet being not in trueth, but springing out of selfe-loue and ayming onely at worldly endes; there is no constancy and continuance in these seeming graces and counterfaite fruites; but when the cause and foundation of them fayleth and sinketh, then presently all vanisheth, and all their goodly building commeth to vtter ruine. But all this proueth not, that the spirit or the sauing graces of it, may in the conflict of temptations receiue deadly wounds, dye & perish in those who are truly regenerate; because those which are but semblances, shewes, and apish ⟨p. 309⟩imitations of them in the wicked and vnregenerate, may be lost vtterly, and quite extinguished.