The Essential ErasmusFirst single volume in English to show the full spectrum of this Renaissance man's thought, which is no less profound because it is expressed with grace, wit, and ironic detachment only a great writer can achieve. |
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Page 48
... flesh . For the flesh lusts against the Spirit , and the Spirit against the flesh so that you do not the things you would . " And again : " If you live according to the flesh you will die ; if , however , you mortify the flesh by the ...
... flesh . For the flesh lusts against the Spirit , and the Spirit against the flesh so that you do not the things you would . " And again : " If you live according to the flesh you will die ; if , however , you mortify the flesh by the ...
Page 50
... flesh . Let me sum up how we distinguish these various com- ponents of man . The spirit has the capacity of making us di- vine ; the flesh tends to bring out our animal nature ; the soul is what really constitutes us as human beings ...
... flesh . Let me sum up how we distinguish these various com- ponents of man . The spirit has the capacity of making us di- vine ; the flesh tends to bring out our animal nature ; the soul is what really constitutes us as human beings ...
Page 64
... flesh profits nothing . St. Paul reiterates the same point when he says that the flesh is actually fatal if it does not lead to the spirit . We have al- ready explained that the body cannot even exist without the spirit . Yet the spirit ...
... flesh profits nothing . St. Paul reiterates the same point when he says that the flesh is actually fatal if it does not lead to the spirit . We have al- ready explained that the body cannot even exist without the spirit . Yet the spirit ...
Contents
Introduction 71 | 7 |
The Life of Erasmus | 17 |
THE HANDBOOK OF | 24 |
Copyright | |
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