The saints submission and Satan's overthrowThe saints submission and Sathans overthrow

Next it follows in the description, that ⟨p. 55⟩the whole man must be subject to the law of God, viz. the Law of righteousness, not the Law of sin, which reigns in our mortal members, and that in all things, and in all estates as well prosperity as adversity. There are two sorts of professors, sometimes the true professor, the upright man when he grows fat, strikes with the ⟨p. 54⟩[…] ⟨p. 55⟩[…] ⟨p. 56⟩heel, whereas before in adversity he subjected himself to the Lord; like an horse which being kept low, will easily be ruled by his rider, but being pampered and kept very lusty and fat, lifts up the heel against him, and will not suffer the bit. Contrarily others, so long as they continue in an even and pleasant course will ⟨p. 57⟩subject themselves to God, and his service, but when afflictions come, when God leadeth them through craggy and thorny ways, then they will go no further, the reason is, because their feet are not shod with the preparation of the Gospel of peace, they have not that peace of conscience which will make them willing to ⟨p. 58⟩pass through all estates, which is like shoes to the travellers feet. We know he that is well shod will easily pass through Craggy and thorny ways, whereas he that is not so shod, dares not. Thus much for explication of the point: in the second place follow the reasons to enforce the exhortation, & from every word a reason ⟨p. 59⟩may be gathered.

Next it followes in the description, that ⟨p. 55⟩the whole man must be subject to the law of God, viz. the Law of righteousnesse, not the Law of sinne, which reignes in our mortal members, and that in all things, and in all estates as well prosperitie as adversitie. There are two sorts of professors, sometimes the true professor, the upright man when he grows fat, strikes with the