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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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Finally the Apostle plainly determineth this question, whereas he saith that the enemies with whom we wrestle in this Christian Warfare, are not flesh and blood, but spiritual wickednesses, even the wicked spirit, the world and our own corruption.
Finally the Apostle plainely determineth this question, whereas hee saith that the enemies with whom wee wrastle in this Christian Warfare, are not flesh and bloud, but spirituall wickednesses, euen the wicked spirit, the world and our owne corruption.
1Unto these testimonies of Scripture we may add many reasons to prove, that by the flesh we are not only to understand the body and the sensitive faculties or the corruption of them both; but the sin and pollution which hath overspread the whole man, soul and body. First because the names in the scriptures which are given to the flesh do intimate thus much, for it is called the old Adam and the old man, which consist as well of a reasonable soul, as of a 2natural body; It is called sin, according to that of Ambrose; All sin is called the flesh; and the soul sinneth as well as the body, as the Prophet implieth, where he saith; that the soul that sinneth shall dye. It is called the evil concupiscence, and the act of lusting belongeth to the soul and not to the body. It is called the evil which encloseth us, namely all the whole man, body and soul, and finally it is called the law of sin and law of death, and laws are given by the chief commander and supreme sovereign, which as all confess, is not the body, but the soul, and herein the reason and understanding. Secondly, the actions Reason 2 which are attributed to the flesh do prove this; for it is said to covet, desire, or lust, Gal. 5. 17. which is an act of the soul, and not of the body; and therefore Chrysostom 3concludeth that the Apostle meaneth not the body but the soul, for otherwise (saith he) how can the flesh be said to lust; seeing lusting belongeth not to the body but the soul, for the body