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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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Furthermore if we would know how much even those sins which in the world, and according to the judgement of the flesh are esteemed small, do provoke the Lords wrath against us, we may easily discern it by those severe and grievous punishments which he hath inflicted on offenders in this kind: Nadab and Abihu because they did offer strange fire, in stead of that which was continually to have been preserved in the temple, were presently devoured with fire sent from God. Because Uzzah put out his hand to stay the Ark in the cart, which he with the rest of 1his Brethren should have carried upon his shoulders, was smitten with present death. Because Achan took of the 2spoil of his enemies a Babylonish garment, a wedge of gold, and two hundred shekels of silver, which in it self had been lawful enough, had not God forbidden it, divers of the people were slain with the sword of their enemies, 3and he with all his, were stoned to death and burnt with fire. Because the son of the Israelitish woman in contempt of Gods commandment gathered sticks on the Sabbath day, he likewise by express order from God was put to death. Because Ananias and Sapphira in the hypocrisy 4of their hearts, kept back part of the price of their own possessions, after it was dedicated to the common use ⟨p. 366⟩of the Church, they both dyed for it in a fearful manner. But above all most dreadful and terrible is the example of our first parents, who by eating of the forbidden fruit (a sin very light and small in the estimate of worldly men, although in truth it were not so all circumstances being rightly considered brought death, the curse, deprivation of Gods image, and their own happiness, all the miseries and punishments of this life, and eternal condemnation in the world to come. So that no small evils and mischiefs do come of those which seem to the world but small sins; but although our sins when they are repented of become 5small, venial and nothing through Gods infinite mercy, yet they are made great unto sinners through their negligence and impenitency. What lighter offence, and lighter esteemed, then to be unadvisedly angry with our brother, and in our heat to call him Racha and Fool, and yet this alone as our Saviour teacheth us will in danger us to judgement, and our bodies and souls to be cast into hell?