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A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the dutiesA guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties
A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helps enabling & the reasons persuading unto it the impediments hindering the practise of it, and the best means to remove them whereunto are added divers prayers and a treatise of carnal security by John Douname Bachelor in Divinity and minister of Gods Word.A guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties wherein it consisteth, the helpes inabling & the reasons parswading vnto it ye impediments hindering ye practise of it, and the best meanes to remoue them whereunto are added diuers prayers and a treatise of carnall securitie by Iohn Douname Batcheler in Diuinitie and minister of Gods Word.
London: printed by Felix Kingstone and William Stansby for Ed, 1622
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
§. Sect. 3 That they must be so used as that they may refresh the body, not pamper the flesh.
§. Sect. 3 That they must be so vsed as that they may refresh the body, not pamper the flesh.
The third caution to be observed in our recreations, is, that we use them so, as they may refresh the body, but not pamper the flesh, and 1that we so endeavour by them to cheer our friend, as that we do not strengthen our enemy. For the flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh, and therefore we must not use such recreations, or after such a manner, as may feed and fat it with carnal delight; neither are we debtors unto it to live after it, seeing this life bringeth death; but rather, as the Apostle exhorteth, let us abstain from fleshly lusts, because they fight against our souls; and so use this gracious liberty which God hath given us, that the spiritual part may take occasion of doing good duties, and not the flesh of plunging us into sin.
The third caution to be obserued in our recreations, is, that wee vse them so, as they may refresh the body, but not pamper the flesh, and 1that wee so indeuour by them to cheare our friend, as that wee doe not strengthen our enemie. For the flesh lusteth against the spirit, and the spirit against the flesh, and therefore wee must not vse such recreations, or after such a manner, as may feede and fat it with carnall delight; neither are wee debters vnto it to liue after it, seeing this life bringeth death; but rather, as the Apostle exhorteth, let vs abstaine from fleshly lusts, because they fight against our soules; and so vse this gracious liberty which God hath giuen vs, that the spirituall part may take occasion of doing good duties, and not the flesh of plunging vs into sinne.