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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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for being to feed his beloved Prophet, in stead of serving men to attend his table, he sent him ⟨p. 338⟩his meat by […], and surely they were no great dainties that were of their dressing and providing. And 1when he would more […]ely feast him by his own hand that he might go forward in his journey, with more strength and cheerfulness; he that could have provided for him all manner of […], doth only set before him 2a cake baked on the co[…] a po• of water, not regarding the pleasing of his appetite, but having respect only to the necessity of nature. And thus when our Saviour Christ would by miracle feast the multitude, he provided only bread and fish for their […] ▪ the ground both for their stools and table, and the grass for their cloth and carpet; whereas he was as able (if he had seen it as fit) to 3have furnished this feast with all manner of dainties, which either water or land could have yielded unto him: because he well knew that the satisfying of our fleshly appetite, doeth not for the present bring so much pleasure and contentment to the body, as it doeth afterwards grief and vexation to the spirit.
for being to feede his beloued Prophet, in stead of seruing men to attend his table, he sent him ⟨p. 338⟩his meate by 〈…〉, and surely they were no great dainties that were of their dressing and prouiding. And 1when he would more 〈…〉ely feast him by his owne hand that he might goe forward in his iourney, with more strength and chearefulnesse; he that could haue prouided for him all manner of 〈…〉, doth onely set before him 2