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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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As (saith he) the old Adam was spread over the whole man, and professed him wholly; so now let Christ have all who hath created all and redeemed all, and will also glorify all.
As (saith he) the old Adam was spread ouer the whole man, and professed him wholly; so now let Christ haue all who hath created all and redeemed all, and will also glorifie all.
1Fifthly, the Flesh and the Spirit are as the Apostle telleth us, contrary one to the other, and like mortal enemies in hostile manner they fight together seeking one another's ruin and destruction; but such enmity is not between the soul 2and body, for then they would seek one another's overthrow, whereas contrariwise they mutually love and cherish the one the other, and are much grieved when they must part asunder; so the Apostle telleth us, that no man 3ever yet hated his own flesh, but nourisheth it and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the Church, and in this regard he willeth ⟨p. 39⟩the husband to love his wife, as his own body. And this argument Chrysostom useth. Whereas (saith he) the Apostle telleth us that the flesh lusteth against the spirit, he speaketh of a 4twofold knowledge, whereof the one is contrary to the other, to wit not the soul and body, but virtue and maliciousness; for if they should be so opposed, they would destroy one another, as water, fire, and light darkness, &c. Now whereas the opposition and fight is not between the body and the soul, but the flesh and the Spirit, hereof it will clearly follow, that we are not by flesh to understand the substance of the body, but the quality of corruption in soul and body; for these enemies are of like nature, and therefore as by the spirit we understand not the substance or essence of the holy spirit, but a created quality of holiness and righteousness, in the whole man; so contrariwise we are by the flesh to understand not our bodily substance, but the sinful quality of corruption which hath defiled soul and body.