A Body of Practical Divinity

Branch 3. See whither we are to go when we are foiled by Corruption, go to Christ, he is King, desire him by his Kingly Power, to subdue thy Corruptions, to bind these Kings with Chains, Psal. 149.8. We are apt to say of our Sins, These sons of Zerviah will be too strong for us; we shall never overcome this Pride and Infidelity: Aye, but go to Christ, he is King, though our Lusts are too strong for us, yet not for Christ to conquer: he can by his Spirit break the Power of Sin. Joshua when he had conquered five Kings, caused his Servants to set their Feet on the Necks of those Kings; so Christ can and will set his Feet on the Necks of our Lusts.

Branch 3. See whither we are to go when we are foiled by Corruption, go to Christ, he is King, desire him by his Kingly Power, to subdue thy Corruptions, to bind these Kings with Chains, Psal. 149.8. We are apt to say of our Sins, These sons of Zerviah will be too strong for us; we shall never overcome this Pride and Infidelity: Aye, but go to Christ, he is King, though our Lusts are too strong for us, yet not for Christ to conquer: he can by his Spirit break the Power of Sin. Ioshua when he had conquered five Kings, caus'd his Servants to set their Feet on the Necks of those Kings; so Christ can and will set his Feet on the Necks of our Lusts.

2. Use of Caution: Is Christ King of Kings? Let all Great Ones take heed how they employ their Power against Christ: Christ gives them their Power, and if this Power shall be made use of for the suppressing of his Kingdom and Ordinances, their account will be heavy. God hath laid the Key of Government upon Christ's shoulders, Isa. 9.7. and to go to oppose Christ in his Kingly Office, it is as if the Thorns should set themselves in Battalia against the Fire, or a Child fight with an Archangel. Christ's Sword on his Thigh is able to avenge all his Quarrels: It ⟨p. 111⟩