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The saints submission and Satan's overthrowThe saints submission and Sathans overthrow
The saints submission and Satan's overthrow. Or, Sermons on James 4.7. By that faithful and reverend divine, John Preston, Doctor in divinity, Chaplain in ordinary to his Majesty, Master of Emmanuel College, sometime preacher of Lincolns-InnThe saints submission and Sathans overthrow. Or, Sermons on James 4.7. By that faithfull and reverend divine, Iohn Preston, Doctor in divinitie, Chaplaine in ordinarie to his Majestie, Master of Emmanuel Colledge, sometime preacher of Lincolnes-Inne
London: printed by J. Dawson, 1638
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Though indeed they be foiled for the present,1 yet they get more strength afterwards, according to that, Rom. 8. 28. All things work for the best unto those which love God, ⟨p. 252⟩to them who are called according to his purpose. Yea further, the devil fails in both his ends in tempting them, his first end is to have his house swept, the other to have it garnished, that is, to empty the heart of grace, and to strengthen sin in him, now this endeavour to strengthen sin, is frustrated, both in regard of the ⟨p. 253⟩guilt and power of it; First, for the guilt he is not able to make that plain against us, because God accepts of our persons, and nothing in the old man can hinder God from accepting the new man in us. And although upon the committing of every sin there doth necessarily follow a guilt, yet repentance & the righteousness ⟨p. 254⟩of Christ comes between, and hindereth the same from redounding upon the person of the believer.
Though indeed they be foiled for the present,1 yet they get more strength afterwards, according to that, Rom. 8. 28. All things worke for the best unto those which love God, ⟨p. 252⟩to them who are called according to his purpose. Yea further, the divell failes in both his ends in tempting them, his first end is to have his house swept, the other to have it garnished, that is, to empty the heart of grace, and to strengthen sinne in him, now this endevour to strengthen sinne, is frustrated, both in regard of the ⟨p. 253⟩guilt and power of it; First, for the guilt he is not able to make that plaine against us, because God accepts of our persons, and nothing in the old man can hinder God from accepting the new man in us. And although upon the committing of every sinne there doth necessarily follow a guilt, yet repentance & the righteousnesse