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= The Flesh (Sadler's Church Teacher's Manual) =

'''The Flesh''' is Section IX of [[The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction]], Michael Ferrebee Sadler's 1872 expansion of the [[Church Catechism]] in question-and-answer form.<ref>Sadler, section IX in Michael Ferrebee Sadler, ''The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction: Being the Church Catechism Expanded and Explained in Question and Answer'', 3rd ed. (London: Bell & Daldy, 1872), digitized by the Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/churchteachersma00sadlrich.</ref>

== Summary ==
This section treats the flesh as fallen human nature and its desires. Sadler frames Christian discipline as the Spirit-enabled mortification of sinful inclinations rather than contempt for the body itself.

== Sadler's Text ==
Sadler's catechetical treatment of this topic is anchored in the statement, "Sinful or immoderate desires"<ref>Michael Ferrebee Sadler, ''The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction'' (London: George Bell and Sons, 1872), p. 35.</ref> He further explains the section by saying, "Hunger, for instance, and thirst, are implanted in us by God to compel us to support nature by eating and drinking; but when we eat and drink immoderately, then these natural desires become gluttony and drunkenness."<ref>Michael Ferrebee Sadler, ''The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction'' (London: George Bell and Sons, 1872), p. 35.</ref>

== Theological Themes ==
* Sinful nature
* Mortification
* Self-discipline
* Life in the Spirit

== Scripture References ==
The following references are representative biblical texts used or implied in this section of Sadler's catechetical exposition:

* 1 Corinthians 2:14
* Matthew 15:19
* Romans 7:18
* Ephesians 2:3
* Colossians 3:5
* Romans 8:13

== Anglican Context ==
This section is connected chiefly with the [[Book of Common Prayer]] baptismal office and the opening clauses of the [[Church Catechism]], especially the language of Christian name, sponsors, renunciation, faith, and obedience. Sadler's treatment reflects nineteenth-century [[Church of England]] catechesis and should be read as a historical Anglican source alongside current provincial formularies and catechetical resources.

== See Also ==
* [[The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction]]
* [[Baptism]]
* [[Church Catechism]]
* [[Book of Common Prayer]]
* [[Godparents]]

== References ==
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