1. Properly for that part of man which covereth the bones, and is covered with skin▪ through which the veins, nerves, sinews, arteries, and other ligaments of the body do pass.
Thus doth Job distinguish flesh from skin, bones, and sinews, Job 10. 11. Thus distinguished, It is a soft substance made of blood coagulated.
2. Tropically flesh is used sundry ways: As,
1. By a Synecdoche: as when it is put
1. For the whole body distinguished from a mans soul. The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls, &c. the flesh of thy Saints unto the beasts of the earth, Psal. 79. 2.
2. For the person of man, consisting of body and soul. All flesh shall see the salvation of God, Luk. 3. 6.
In these two respects flesh is attributed to Christ: namely in reference to his body, (1 Pet. 3. 18.) and to his whole humane nature, Joh. 1. 14. 1 Tim. 3. 16.
⟨p. 216⟩3. To a mans wife who is styled his flesh, Gen. 2. 23. and by rule of relation to a woman's husband. For man and wife are said to be one flesh, Matth. 19. 5.
4. For such as are of kin. St Paul thus styles those that were of the stock from whence he came, Them which are of my flesh, Rom. 11. 14.
5. For a neighbour. Hide not thy self from thine own flesh, Isa. 58. 7.
Kinsmen and neighbours are of the same flesh: the former more near, the later more remote: therefore both are called flesh.
6. For all creatures clothed with flesh. God giveth food to all flesh, Psal 136. 25.
2. By a Metonymy, as when flesh is put
1. For corruption. That that is born of the flesh is flesh, Joh. 3. 6. Flesh in the later place is put for corruption of nature.
2. For infirmity. Thus horses are said to be flesh, Isa. 31. 3. In regard […] their weakness: and in this respect are opposed to spirit.
3. For outward appearance. Ye judge after the flesh, (Joh. 8. 15.) that is […] things outwardly appear.
Corruption, weakness, outward show, are but adjuncts or accident• which belong to mens bodies, which are flesh.
3. By a Metaphor, as when flesh is put
1. For abrogated ceremonies. This the Apostle intends, where he said Are you now made perfect by the flesh? Gal. 3. 3.
2. For humane excellencies. We have no confidence in the flesh, Phil. 3. 3. […] means thereby such prerogatives as men esteemed excellencies, and used […] boast in them.
1. Properly for that part of man which covereth the bones, and is covered with skin▪ through which the veins, nerves, sinews, arteries, and other ligaments of the body do pass.
Thus doth Iob distinguish flesh from skin, bones, and sinews, Iob 10. 11. Thus distinguished, It is a soft substance made of blood coagulated.
2. Tropically flesh is used sundry waies: As,
1. By a Synecdoche: as when it is put
1. For the whole body distinguished from a mans soul. The dead bodies of thy servants have they given to be meat unto the fowls, &c. the flesh of thy Saints unto the beasts of the earth, Psal. 79. 2.
2. For the person of man, consisting of body and soul. All flesh shall see the salvation of God, Luk. 3. 6.
In these two respects flesh is attributed to Christ: namely in reference to his body, (1 Pet. 3. 18.) and to his whole humane nature, Ioh. 1. 14. 1 Tim. 3. 16.
⟨p. 216⟩3. To a mans wife who is styled his flesh, Gen. 2. 23. and by rule of relation to a womans husband. For man and wife are said to be one flesh, Matth. 19. 5.
4. For such as are of kin. St Paul thus styles those that were of the stoc• from whence he came, Them which are of my flesh, Rom. 11. 14.
5. For a neighbour. Hide not thy self from thine own flesh, Isa. 58. 7.
Kinsmen and neighbours are of the same flesh: the former more near, the later more remote: therefore both are called flesh.
6. For all creatures cloathed with flesh. God giveth food to all flesh, Psal 136. 25.
2. By a Metonymy, as when flesh is put
1. For corruption. That that is born of the flesh is flesh, Joh. 3. 6. Flesh in the later place is put for corruption of nature.
2. For infirmity. Thus horses are said to be flesh,
