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

With the heathen indeed,¹ who knew neither heaven nor hell this might prevail, but how can this be true in a Christian (I mean one borne in the Church) who is persuaded there is a Hell for the wicked? can any such man be so fearless and so void of reason, as to cast himself into hell which ⟨p. 131⟩he seeks to shun? would any man standing by the fire, voluntarily throw himself into the fire that he might not be burnt? or cast himself into the water, that he might not be drowned? the reason is the same here.

With the heathen indeed,¹ who knew neither heaven nor hell this might prevaile, but how can this be true in a Christian (I meane one borne in the Church) who is perswaded there is a Hell for the wicked? can any such man be so fearelesse and so voyd of reason, as to cast himselfe into hell which ⟨p. 131⟩he seekes to shunne? would any man standing by the fire, voluntarily throw himselfe into the fire that he might not be burnt? or cast himself into the water, that he might not be drowned? the reason is the same here.

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There are two special ways by which Satan useth to tempt men, the first by subtracting the means ⟨p. 130⟩[…] ⟨p. 131⟩[…] ⟨p. 132⟩God useth to call men by to himself. The second is, by laying snares and baits of his own. For the first, there are three means, by which God useth to unite man unto himself. The first and principal is his word, the second his mercies, the third is afflictions. Which two latter serve to quicken the first and make it ef-