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1 We have violent temptations against us, our affections must be equal to our temptations¹; if our affections be not violent, how can we resist violent temptations? shall not we be as violent to save our souls as the Devil is to damn them? Satan invades the soul with fierce and furious assaults.

1 We have violent temptations against us, our affections must be equal to our temptations¹; if our affections be not violent, how can we resist violent temptations? shall not we be as violent to save our souls as the Devil is to damne them? Satan invades the soul with fierce and furious assaults.

1. 12 In respect of our selves.

2 We have been violent in the ways of sin. Show as much violence in the ways of God, as you can, and when you have done all, it will come short of your former violence in the ways of sin, Rom 6. 19. As ¹ye have yielded your members servants to uncleanness, and to iniquity unto iniquity: even ⟨p. 30⟩so now yield your members servants to righteousness unto holiness. There are three To's in the expression of the service of sin, to uncleanness, to iniquity, and unto iniquity, but in the service of God there are only two To's, to righteousness, and unto holiness. To note that we were more addicted to sin formerly then now we are to grace; the reason is, then there was nothing but sin in the soul, now there is something else besides grace, a stream of corruption to oppose it. We ought to be as violent in good as in evil: the same word which signifies to persecute,