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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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ye are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if so be that the spirit of God 1dwell in you, now if any man have not the spirit of Christ (that is the same holy spirit which dwelleth in our head and Saviour Christ) he is none of his. And else where he prayeth, that God would grant unto the Ephesians, according to the riches 2of his grace, to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man. By all which it appeareth that not only the quality of holiness wrought in us by the spirit, and the saving graces thereof, but also the spirit it self, dwelleth in us, assisting and strengthening us in this christian warfare against the devil and the flesh with the lusts thereof.
yee are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if so be that the spirit of God 1dwell in you, now if any man haue not the spirit of Christ (that is the same holy spirit which dwelleth in our head and Sauiour Christ) he is none of his. And else where he prayeth, that God would grant vnto the Ephesians, according to the riches 2of his grace, to be strengthened with might by his spirit in the inner man. By all which it appeareth that not onely the qualitie of holinesse wrought in vs by the spirit, and the sauing graces thereof, but also the spirit it selfe, dwelleth in vs, assisting and strengthening vs in this christian warfare against the diuell and the flesh with the lusts thereof.