The primitive church was agreed
And yet I do not know that it was ever disputed in the primitive church. There was no room for dispute, because all Christians were agreed. So far as I have observed, the whole body of ancient Christians who left us anything in writing declare, with one voice, that even believers in Christ, until they are strong in the Lord and in the power of his might, need to wrestle with flesh and blood, with an evil nature, as well as with principalities and powers.
1771 text
2. And yet I do not know, that ever it was controverted in the primitive church. Indeed there was no room for disputing concerning it, as all Christians were agreed. And so far as I have ever observed, the whole body of antient Christians who have left us any thing in writing, declare with one voice, that even believers in Christ, till they are strong in the Lord and in the power of his might, have need to wrestle with flesh and blood, with an evil nature, as well as with principalities and powers.
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Sermon 13 in the 1771 Works. Second Corinthians 5:17.
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