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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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Secondly, when a §2mans grief and trouble, such as use to accompany the resisting of Satan, are less, and his security more. There is a twofold peace of conscience; the one ariseth from yielding to Satan's tentation, after a man hath been long solicited by him. The ⟨p. 300⟩other ariseth from victory by a constant resisting: the former is proper to the wicked, the other to the godly.
Secondly, when a §2mans griefe and trouble, such as use to accompany the resisting of Satan, are lesse, and his security more. There is a twofold peace of conscience; the one ariseth from yeelding to Satans tentation, after a man hath beene long sollicited by him. The ⟨p. 300⟩other ariseth from victory by a constant resisting: the former is proper to the wicked, the other to the godly.
Thirdly, when sin begins to prevail in a man more, which is then, when a man begins to have a fuller purpose of sinning afore-hand, less reluctancy in the committing of it, and when he passeth over ⟨p. 301⟩it more straitly, and with less grief being committed. These are the signs of yielding unto Satan. Now follows some helps against him to procure the victory.
Thirdly, when sin begins to prevaile in a man more, which is then, when a man begins to have a fuller purpose of sinning afore-hand, lesse reluctancy in the committing of it, and when hee passeth over ⟨p. 301⟩it more steightly, and with lesse griefe being committed. These are the signes of yeelding unto Satan. Now followes some helpes against him to procure the victory.