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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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1Fourthly the corruption of original sin (which in the man regenerate is all one with the flesh) hath overspread not the body alone, but also the whole man body & soul: for the image of God was thereby defaced which principally consisted in wisdom, original righteousness and holiness, and these were chiefly and immediately seated not in the body, but in the soul: and in this regard the whole man, the soul as well as the body, needed to be washed in the blood of Christ, and in the laver of regeneration, because all his powers and parts were defiled and corrupted. The which will better appear if we consider of some particulars. For in the mind and understanding are seated, as in their proper place, the sins of ignorance, not only in the unregenerate, according to that of the Apostle; the natural 2man perceiveth not the things which are of the Spirit of God, for they are foolishness unto him, neither can be know them, because ⟨p. 38⟩they are spiritually discerned; but also the relics thereof remain in the regenerate, for we know but in part, and we see but as through a glass darkly; in which regard Christ telleth 3Peter that flesh and blood had not revealed unto him that our Saviour was the Son of God, meaning by flesh and blood, human reason and understanding. And unto this we may add the sins of infidelity and doubting; errors and heresies. In the conscience also there is stupidity and terrors, whereby it is either asleep, and observeth not our actions to approve that which is good, and to accuse us for evil, or being awakened doth with horrible fury pursue and terrify us admitting of no pacification. In the cogitation and imagination vanity and much wickedness, according to that Gen. 6. 5. Where it is said, that God saw that 4every imagination of the thoughts of mans heart, were only evil continually. Finally in the will remaineth much averseness to good, and proneness to evil, great rebellion and stubbornness against God whereby we resist his holy 5