9. And also, when he exhorts us, that we live not after the flesh, lest we die, but that by the Spirit we mortify the deeds of the flesh, that we may live; surely the trumpet which sounds, shows the war in which we are engaged, and enkindles us to contend keenly, and to do our enemies to death,26    Mortificare that we be not done to death by them. But who those enemies are, it hath set forth plainly enough. For those are they, whom it willed should be done to death by us, that is to say, the works of the flesh. For so it saith, “But if by the Spirit ye shall mortify the deeds of the flesh, ye shall live.” And in order that we may know what these are, let us hear the same in like manner writing unto the Galatians, and saying, “But the works of the flesh are manifest, which are, fornications, uncleannesses, luxuries, idolatry, witchcrafts, hatreds, contentions, emulations, wraths, strifes, heresies, envyings, drunkennesses, revellings, and such like; of which I foretell to you, as I have foretold, that they who do such things shall not possess the kingdom of God.”27    Gal. v. 19–21 For the very war there also was he showing, that he should speak of these, and unto the death-doing of these enemies was he calling up the soldiers of Christ by the same heavenly and spiritual trumpet. For he had said above, “But I say, walk in the Spirit, and perform ye not the lusts of the flesh. For the flesh lusteth against the Spirit, and the Spirit against the flesh. For these are opposed one to the other, that ye do not what ye would. But if ye are led by the Spirit, ye are not under the Law.”28    Gal. v. 16-18. [See R.V.] Therefore being set under Grace, he would have them have that conflict against the works of the flesh. And in order to point out these works of the flesh, he added what I have mentioned above. “But the works of the flesh are manifest, which are, fornications,” and the rest, whether what he mentioned, or whether what he admonished were to be understood, chiefly as he added, “and such like.” Lastly, in this battle, against what is in a manner the carnal army leading forth as it were another spiritual line, “But the fruit of the Spirit is,” saith he, “charity, joy, peace, long-suffering, kindness, goodness, faith, gentleness, continence; against such there is no law.”29    Gal. v. 22, 23 He saith not “against these,” lest they should be thought to be alone: although even were he to say this, we ought to understand all, whatever goods of the same kind we could think of: but he saith, “against such,” that is to say, both these and whatsoever are such like. However, in that among the goods of which he made mention, he set Continence in the last30    Vulg. adds, “patientia, modestia, castitas.” place, (concerning which we have now undertaken to treat, and on account of which we have already said much,) he willed that it should in an especial manner cleave to our minds. Forsooth this same is of great avail in this case, wherein the Spirit lusteth against the flesh; forasmuch as in a certain way it crucifies the lusts of the flesh. Whence, after the Apostle had thus spoken, he added straightway, “But they who are Jesus Christ’s have crucified their own flesh, with the passions and lusts.”31    Gal. v. 24 This is the acting of Continence: thus the works of the flesh are done to death. But they do to death those, whom falling away from Continence lust draweth into consent to do such works.

9. Itemque cum hortatur ut non secundum carnem vivamus, ne moriamur, sed spiritu facta carnis mortificemus, ut vivamus; tuba utique quae canit, bellum in quo versamur ostendit, et ut acriter dimicemus et hostes nostros mortificemus, ne ab eis mortificemur, accendit. Qui sint vero isti hostes, satis evidenter expressit. Quos enim a nobis voluit mortificari, ipsi sunt, scilicet opera carnis. Sic enim ait: Si autem spiritu facta carnis mortificaveritis, vivetis. Et ista quae sint ut sciamus, eumdem itidem audiamus ad Galatas scribentem et dicentem: Manifesta sunt autem opera carnis, quae sunt fornicationes, immunditiae, luxuriae, idolorum servitus, veneficia, inimicitiae, contentiones, aemulationes, animositates, dissensiones, haereses, invidiae, ebrietates, comessationes, et his similia; quae praedico vobis, sicut praedixi, quoniam qui talia agunt, regnum Dei non possidebunt. Ipsum enim etiam ibi bellum, ut haec diceret ostendebat, et ad hos hostes mortificandos eadem coelesti et spirituali tuba Christi milites excitabat. Supra enim dixerat: Dico autem, spiritu ambulate, et desideria carnis ne perfeceritis. Caro enim concupiscit adversus spiritum, spiritus autem adversus carnem. Haec enim invicem adversantur, ut non ea quae vultis faciatis. Quod si spiritu ducimini, non estis sub lege. Ergo sub gratia constitutos vult istum adversus opera carnis habere conflictum. Et haec opera carnis ut demonstraret, adjunxit quae supra 0355 commemoravi: Manifesta autem sunt opera carnis, quae sunt fornicationes, et caetera, sive quae commemoravit, sive quae intelligenda commonuit, maxime adjiciens, et his similia. Denique in hoc praelio adversus carnalem quodam modo exercitum velut aliam producens aciem spiritualem: Fructus autem spiritus est, inquit, charitas, gaudium, pax, longanimitas, benignitas, bonitas, fides, mansuetudo, continentia: adversus hujusmodi non est lex. Non ait, adversus haec; ne sola esse putarentur: quamvis et si hoc diceret, omnia deberemus intelligere, quae ejusdem generis bona cogitare possemus: sed ait, adversus hujusmodi; et haec scilicet et quaecumque similia. Verumtamen quod in eis bonis quae commemoravit, ultimo loco posuit continentiam, de qua nunc disputare suscepimus, et propter quam multa jam diximus, praecipue voluit eam nostris mentibus inhaerere. Ipsa quippe in hoc bello valet plurimum, in quo adversus carnem spiritus concupiscit; quoniam ipsas carnis concupiscentias quodam modo crucifigit. Unde cum haec dixisset Apostolus, continuo subjecit, Qui autem Jesu Christi sunt, carnem suam crucifixerunt cum passionibus et concupiscentiis (Galat. V, 16-24). Haec est actio continentiae: sic opera carnis mortificantur. Mortificant vero eos, quos deficientes a continentia ad consensionem perpetrandorum talium operum trahit concupiscentia.