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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 (as he further saith) they desired of God with many groans and great lamentation, that they might be taken away by the Devil, or fall into some grievous diseases, or loose their eyes, and so become a miserable spectacle unto all men, that so by these present pains they might escape future punishments. Now if we would know the fruit of all their labours, and what inward peace and security they had by these outward torments and vexation; this also in that worthy Story is made known unto us, namely, that as they passed their doleful days in these self-devised tortures and torments of body, so at the day of death they were no less vexed with terrors of conscience, affrighting fears, and dreadful doubtings; as in truth what other can be expected from them who by their superstitious devises have robbed God of the glory of his free grace in our salvation, derogated from the all-sufficiency of Christ Jesus our alone Saviour his merits and obedience, and in a great part arrogated the praise of the remission ⟨p. 30⟩of their sins, and attaining unto everlasting life, to their own penance and satisfactions?
but (as hee further saith) they desired of God with many grones and great lamentation, that they might be taken away by the Diuell, or fall into some grieuous diseases, or loose their eyes, and so become a miserable spectacle vnto all men, that so by these present paines they might escape future punishments. Now if wee would know the fruit of all their labours, and what inward peace and security they had by these outward torments and vexation; this also in that worthy Story is made knowne vnto vs, namely, that as they passed their dolefull dayes in these selfe-deuised tortures and torments of body, so at the day of death they were no lesse vexed with terrors of conscience, affrighting feares, and dreadfull doubtings; as in truth what other can be expected from them who by their superstitious deuises haue robbed God of the glory of his free grace in our saluation, derogated from the all-sufficiencie of Christ Iesus our alone Sauiour his merits and obedience, and in a great part arrogated the praise of the remission ⟨p. 30⟩of their sinnes, and attaining vnto euerlasting life, to their owne penance and satisfactions?