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	CATHOLIC ENCYCLOPEDIA: Mortification
		From this original use of the term, we see that mortification, though under one aspect it is a law of death, under another and more fundamental aspect it is a law of life, and does not destroy but elevates nature.
		To this extent, mortification is obligatory on all, but those who wish to be more thorough in the service of Christ, carry it further, and strive with its aid to subdue, so far as is possible in this life, that "rebellion" of the flesh against the spirit which is the internal incentive to sin.
		Mortification, viewed thus as a means of curing bad habits and implanting good ones, has its recognized place in the methods even of those who are engaged in pursuing purely natural ends.
	www.newadvent.org /cathen/10578b.htm (542 words)

	Owen Vol 6 Mortification Ch. 1-5
		It is that which the apostle hath all along discoursed of under the name of the flesh; which is evident from the prosecution of the antithesis between the Spirit and the flesh, before and after.
		That the ways and means to be used for the mortification of sin invented by them are still insisted on and prescribed, for the same end, by some who should have more light and knowledge of the gospel, is known.
		5, is one great way of mortification; he causes us to grow, thrive, flourish, and abound in those graces which are contrary, opposite, and destructive to all the fruits of the flesh, and to the quiet or thriving of indwelling sin itself.
	www.reformed.org /books/owen/vol6/owen_v6_mort_c01.html (8721 words)

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		Mortification is the fruit and evidence of your union, and that union is the firm ground-work and certain pledge of your glorification; and so you ought to reckon or reason the case with yourselves, as the word "ligidzeste" there signifies.
		Thirdly, The crucifixion of the flesh does not consist in the cessation of the external acts of sin; for, in that respect, the lusts of men may die of their own accord, even a kind of natural death.
		Mortification presupposes the illumination of the mind and conviction of the conscience; by reason whereof sin cannot deceive and blind the mind, or bewitch and ensnare the will and affections as it was wont to do, and consequently its dominion over the soul is destroyed and lost.
	www.iclnet.org /pub/resources/text/m.sion/flamt-29.htm (3743 words)

	What is Right
		This mortification of the flesh is the death of indwelling sin that remains in the mortal body; that it may not have life and power to bring forth the works or deeds of the flesh.
		A non-commission of a particular sin is not evidence of the mortification of the root of it.
		Mortification is not the cessation outwardly that affects the inward; but, mortification is always from an inward principle in the heart that restrains the outward actions or motions toward sin.
	www.pbministries.org /articles/cook/what_is_right.htm (3374 words)

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		If mortification be the great work of a Christian, then certainly those that give the corruptions of Christians an occasion to revive, must reeds do them a very ill office; they are not our best friends that stir the pride of our hearts by the flattery of their lips.
		There is a double sweetness in mortification, one in the nature of the work, as it is a duty, a sweet Christian duty; another as it has respect to Christ, and is evidential of our union with him.
		Faith is the great instrument of mortification; "This is the victory, (or sword by which the victory is won, the instrument) by which you overcome the world, even your faith," 1 John 5: 4.
	www.iclnet.org /pub/resources/text/m.sion/flamt-30.htm (5079 words)

	Mortification (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Mortification is the term used to describe the process whereby the religious person brings under control the human body so that it becomes more centred on spiritual verities.
		One, Lady Etheldreda, third Abbess of Romney, mortified her flesh by leaving the abbey at night and standing naked in a stream of icy water while she recited the Psalms.
		As was the case with many of the saints, the cord cut deeply into her flesh and it was said that worms bred in the deep grooves.
	www.felicity.com.au /paper-mortify.htm (2337 words)

	Books about Gangrene - WrongDiagnosis.com
		A treatise on gun-shot wounds, on inflammation, erysipelas, and mortification, on injuries of nerves, and on wounds of the extremities requiring the different operations of amputations
		Of the mortification of sin in believers: The necessity and means of it, with a resolution of sundry cases of conscience, thereunto belonging
		Treatise on gun-shot wounds, on inflammation, erysipelas, and mortification, on injuries of nerves, and on wounds of the extremities requiring the different...
	www.wrongdiagnosis.com /g/gangrene/books.htm (972 words)

	Mortification of the flesh - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Mortification of the flesh is sometimes difficult to understand from a modern perspective.
		It has been speculated that extreme practices of mortification of the flesh may be used to obtain altered states of consciousness to achieve spiritual experiences or visions.
		Teresa of Ávila, a Doctor of the Church, undertook severe mortification once it was suggested by friends that her supernatural ecstasies were of diabolical origin.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Mortification_of_the_flesh (4681 words)

	Mortification-Mortification
		Blood World is a disc for thrash fans and a must for Mortification fans but is probably not the disc to use to introduce the band to a new listener.
		However, the Mortification songs are all from "Blood World" and the Tourniquet songs all from "Vanishing Lessons." The Steve Rowe interview is taken from the "Live Planetarium" video.
		A first for Mortification on this album is the use of a piano throughout the disc.
	ultmetal.tripod.com /mortmort.htm (3284 words)

	Sin, Sacrifice, and Atonement
		Poverty was just a part of the ritual of the mortification of the flesh which, unfortunately, became incorporated into the writings and teachings of many religions, notably Christianity.
		Eating human flesh became part of a solemn ceremony of revenge; it was believed that an enemy's ghost could, in this way, be destroyed or fused with that of the eater.
		Human flesh having become the food of superior men, the chiefs, it was eventually reserved for the still more superior spirits; and thus the offering of human sacrifices effectively put a stop to cannibalism, except among the lowest tribes.
	toraor.net /download/urantiabook/ubpaper089.html (5694 words)

	Acts 17:11 Dialog: Flesh Prophets?
		In experience, though, the message of the flesh prophet is usually laced with some erroneous point the speaker wants to get us to buy into, which would not fly unless couched thus.
		It aims to come off as prophecy by mortifying the flesh, which it does somewhat (but differently--with real prophecies we squirm, with flesh we groan at the lameness of them), but there is no corresponding edification to the life of Christ in us.
		Flesh prophecy has become so common, I suspect I could do it on purpose (i.e., "fake it"--perish the thought) and get 95% of charismatic Christians to "confirm" it.
	www.acts17-11.com /dialogs_flesh_prophets.html (942 words)

	Buddha Life
		Horror and disgust at the wretchedness of the flesh are ill becoming of me, he said to himself, for I too shall grow old, sicken and die.
		Instructed in the ascetic exercises of Yoga, he practiced mortification of the flesh for many years in the woods.
		His insight is uttered as a doctrine: neither worldly pleasure nor ascetic mortification of the flesh is the right way of life.
	www.buddhastatues.org /buddha_life.htm (2064 words)

	Flagellant
		As well as flagellation the rituals were built around processions, hymns, distinct gestures, uniforms, and discipline.
		In modern times, it has been speculated that the more extreme practices of mortification of the flesh may have been used to obtain altered states of consciousness for the goal of experiencing religious experiences or visions.
		The movement did not have a central doctrine or overall leaders, popular passion for the movement occurred all over Europe in separate outbreaks.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/fl/Flagellant.html (741 words)

	Agni Yoga Series - Master Index - FLESH
		People already have at their disposal rays that are not recorded upon the flesh; so, also, rays will be discovered that can capture the fiery centers on a film.
		There, where danger threatens their flesh, people are ready to renounce habits, but it never enters their heads that thought can result in a far more dangerous explosion, invisible yet irreparable.
		In the face of danger human forces are multiplied in tension, likewise the state of ecstasy produces an influx of superearthly forces.
	laluni.helloyou.ws /agniyoga/fl/ayflesh.html (3174 words)

	The Great Enemy Within
		The best method for determining the meaning of flesh is to note the immediate context in which it is used and also to have a general understanding of its different uses in Scripture.
		When the apostle Paul uses the term flesh in a negative sense with regard to believers he is describing the remaining depravity and corruption of the believer=s human nature.
		flesh) one must understand the effect of the fall upon man and the effect of regeneration upon fallen man. When Adam sinned the guilt of his sin passed unto all by imputation and the pollution (innate hereditary moral depravity) passed to all naturally born of Adam's seed.
	www.reformedonline.com /view/reformedonline/TheGreatEnemyWithin2.htm (7368 words)

	Mortification of the Flesh - Monachos.net Discussion Community
		The above quotation is taken from a wikipedia article on mortification of the flesh.
		The pain, the death, the mortification were performed in Christ for the Glorification of the Father in Spirit.
		The victory of Christ over death, pain, mortification is not their acceptance and their restoration but it is their ontological destruction.
	www.monachos.net /forum/showthread.php?t=1523 (4435 words)

	The Mind of Mahatma Gandhi
		Just as prayer may be merely a mechanical intonation as of a bird, so may a fast be a mere mechanical torture of the flesh.....
		Mortification of the flesh is a necessity when the flesh rebels against one; it is a sin when the flesh has come under subjection and can be used as an instrument of service.
		In other words, there is no inherent merit in mortification of the flesh.
	www.mkgandhi.org /momgandhi/chap06.htm (668 words)

	The Resurrection of the Flesh \| Preterist Archive
		Given that this is the only place in scripture referring to the flesh in the context of the resurrection, we would be well advised to opt for the alternate rendering.
		That which is born of the flesh is flesh; and that which is born of the Spirit is spirit.
		Flesh and blood bodies are bounded by time and space and therefore cannot inherit incorruption.
	www.preteristarchive.com /Preterism/simmons_kurt_03_p_03.html (10116 words)

	Mortification of the Flesh - Page 2 - Monachos.net Discussion Community
		Thus, in the west, "mortification of the flesh" or self inflicted pain is reactive - it is necessitated in response to the guilt that has already consumed us as the means by which this guilt is "purged".
		My understanding is that our definition of flesh is not a literal defintion, such as skin and bones, but rather an image that represents our existential condition -- our fleshly existence condition by and governed by the passions.
		So mortification of the flesh is valid in a truly Orthodox sense through the practice of the ascetical virtues that place the passions under the control of our noetic faculties.
	www.monachos.net /forum/showthread.php?t=1523&page=2 (5324 words)

	Who Do You Owe? - Romans 8:5-13
		When you start talking about putting to death the deeds of the flesh, it does not excite too many of us, because we are not really sure if we want to put anything to death.
		Mortification means a ruthless rejection of all practices which we know to be wrong.
		That is the first side of it, but many preachers stop here, with just mortification of the flesh.
	www.horizonsnet.org /sermons/rom25.html (2354 words)

	ODAN - Corporal Mortification
		Many of the practices of corporal mortification were at one time more regularly practiced within the Church; however, due to modern psychology and thinking, the practices which inflict pain are sometimes considered to be counterproductive to one's spiritual development, as they can easily lead to pride and an unhealthy attitude toward one's body.
		Some acts of corporal mortification may be helpful in checking the desires of the flesh, such as fasting.
		Because of the dangers of masochism, the traditional Catholic teaching on this sort of mortification is that it be done under obedience to a spiritual director.
	www.odan.org /corporal_mortification.htm (948 words)

	Commentary on Philippians, Colossians, and Thessalonians \| Christian Classics Ethereal Library
		Mortificate igitur membra vestra, quae sunt super terram, scortationem, immunditiem, mollitiem, concupiscentiam malam, et avaritiam, quae est idololatria.
		He now proceeds further, and enters upon a higher philosophy, as to the mortification of the flesh.
		For the power and nature of mortification are such, that all corrupt affections are extinguished in us, lest sin should afterwards produce in us its wonted fruits.
	www.ccel.org /ccel/calvin/calcom42.v.iv.ii.html (807 words)

	ATTN: theculturewarrior - phatmass phorum (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		There is nothing wrong with Corporal Mortification in itself, however sometimes people do it for the wrong reasons...
		The infliction of physical pain on oneself is not a means which the Scriptures give us to put to death the desires of the flesh.
		Fasting is a form of mortification of the flesh sanctioned in the Word of God.
	www.phatmass.com /phorum/index.php?showtopic=27547 (921 words)

	Planet Preterist - The Resurrection of the Flesh
		The flesh is expressly excluded from the spirit’s salvation.
		Although condemned by the law according to men in the flesh, they were justified by the atoning blood of Christ that they might live according to God in the spirit.
		It is interesting to do a study of "flesh and bone" (or similar phrases) and flesh and blood throughout scripture.
	www.planetpreterist.com /article.php?sid=1630 (7870 words)

	May 1997 Letter
		The Holy Spirit has been given first, to help us keep our bodies under (mortification of the flesh) and secondly, He is the agent by which the will, plan and purpose of God is conveyed to our heart.
		As long as we are in these bodies our flesh will serve sin, so there is only one thing to do and that is mortify your flesh or put it to death.
		Rom 8:13, “For if ye live after the flesh, ye shall die: but if ye through the Spirit do mortify the deeds of the body, ye shall live.” The greatest weapon we have for mortification of our flesh is praying in the Spirit.
	mysite.verizon.net /vzenuft3/letters/id142.html (1830 words)

	Pittsburgh Catholic Newspaper - Columnists
		Fasting, abstinence, penance, almsgiving and other forms of mortification are part of the precepts of the church, designed “to guarantee to the faithful the indispensable minimum in the spirit of prayer and moral effort in the growth in love of God and neighbor” (CCC 2041, 2043).
		In the language of Latin, which is the primary language of us Latin-rite Catholics, the word for flesh and the word for meat are the same, “carne.” You should be able to recognize this word as the root of carnivore, incarnation, and carnival.
		During Lent when the church leads us to discipline our attachment to “flesh” and abstain from carne, or meat, we eat fish instead as a sign that we are to renounce what the world offers and substitute it with the Gospel and the revelation given to us by Christ.
	www.pittsburghcatholic.org /columnists_storys.phtml?id=861 (1010 words)

	Padro Pio Spiritual Father; Letter to a Spiritual Daughter, Traditional Catholic Reflections & Reports, Stephen Hand ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		It can all be summed up in mortification of the flesh with its vices and concupiscences, and in guarding against a selfish spirit.
		The mortification must be constant and steady, not intermittent, and it must last for one's whole life.
		This is how mortification of the body is to be practised, for not without reason does the apostle tall it crucifixion.
	tcrnews2.com /Pio.html (2894 words)

	Opus Dei - NEWS - Opus Dei and corporal mortification
		The foundation of the Church’s teaching on mortification is the fact that Jesus Christ, out of love for mankind, voluntarily accepted suffering and death (his “passion”) as the means to redeem the world from sin.
		Spiritual progress entails the ascesis and mortification that gradually lead to living in the peace and joy of the Beatitudes” (n.
		The necessity of mortification of the flesh stands clearly revealed if we consider the fragility of our nature, in which, since Adam’s sin, flesh and spirit have contrasting desires.
	www.opusdei.org /art.php?w=32&p=9316 (966 words)

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