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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, to cast •ut our false friends, which when our adversary assails, will turn from us and take his part; these are our wicked lusts.
Secondly, to cast •ut our false friends, which when our adversary assailes, will turne from us and take his part; these are our wicked lusts.
Thirdly, to seek this help from Christ, we have no strength of our selves, it is he only which can help and uphold us.
Thirdly, to seeke this help from Christ, we have no strength of our selves, it is hee onely which can helpe and uphold us.
For the first, We must have our hearts filled with grace, which is an especial means, the reason may be gathered out of the Parable, Luk. 11. 24, 25. When he cometh he findeth it swept, and garnished; that is, void of goodness, empty of grace: were it not for this he could not have entered, our hearts therefore must be filled with grace. ⟨p. 169⟩The Conscience of man is like a strong fortress, out of which he casteth this his enemy who had possession of it, or like an house wherein the devil dwelt and took delight, which when he is cast out of, he goeth up and down through dry places, that is seeking to get in, and enter into some others; seeking ⟨p. 170⟩rest and finding none, that is not able to enter into any others, he returns again, and as an enemy cast out of a strong hold, if he be not withstood by a garrison, gets possession again; So if Satan returning finds not a garrison of graces and virtues fortifying the man, if there be but the least room void enters again into