upon the Epifl.le of J A M Jl s, VEilS ..,. pofe for others rdiligence and indufl:ry. I llaaU endeavQr (O·Opea four things. . , 1. The Commerce between Satan and a Stoner, and &ow 'he cometh to infinuatehis !(mptations. 2. What it is to rcfifi :him, the purport amd .intent ·of ·this great Dnty. 3· The way aAd means ofmaintaining tlhis War :md Conflict. ~· The m<i>fr perfwaftve Arguments and Motives ro engageus oo the Bated. ·Firll, To begin with the firfi thingpropofed, That the Devilhath a great hand in all fins, we cleared before. Over wicked mm he bath almofi as great a po\Yer, as the Spidt of God over •holy men: PI . 1 q The fame words are ufed to . imply the efficacy of Slltd-1, and the ~ • 11 :.:· 1 ; • influen~e ofthe S,p~ni:t; ~od 'Work!th in U~J, and Sat~n \ti?!Jrkft~ ~n ~;~~~~: ,. the chtldren f)f di(o/Jed1enc,e: The only diffe rence IS, the Sptr!ts C,vgfy~v1@·. Works ~re Cre'llt~ons; they fuppofe .and need no matter Wlthm. , I r.JMtm vo{ti1 The Spirit by ,afweet,and yecj}rOilg, Power; can compel the So~l t-o eft qui ?toll poteft affent or confenr; r but not Satan; his advantage lieth in our own vmcere ntf! vu– wickednefs; we do not refift him; he may[oticit, but not compel. Ltdntt:Dm. Hret~?~ h · · f G d · .L h E 1. a emt .ra T eSptm o o g1vew, a.new eart, ~""'-' 36. 2.6. Prov..2r.t. de.m. But Satan bath a {l:rong operation upon the wilts and undedbndDiabo!tts fua. ingsofmen b] their co1zfcnt: Heworl<eth indeed byway of impe- dere & fotli' i"' riom ru11ge0ion, but Without any violation and en+orcemem oftmepote#, fO" J• 6 J~ 'J' g·'re ommno non man~ will : Upon ~he godly he wor~eth ~y way of impofl~re and p:tcft; 1111 nenim decei-t, upon t'he wtcked by way ofz.mperwmCommand:and Sov·e- Diabob 11 cvgen• raignty. . He doth .not only put inro the heart fuch fancies and con- do fed fuadmdo ceits as may ftir up feofual and worldly lu~s, but alfo fuch as may noat,~rc extor-_ blind chefipiric and underftanding: Satan thl.lt fiirreth upfome to que~ ar: nubad . ~~~fr uncleannejs, £hrreth up others to error and blafjhemy; therefore pttit. Aug !'b. 'tisfaid,zThef.l,9• ThatAntii:.hriflscomirJgisi!.Jttrthdv-orkJ:ng ~.Hem.;;, ofSt~t~;; in all deceiveablenefs: The communicating of fpirirs are iofenfible and imperceptible. "Tis true, we aremofr {enfible ofbis force, when tempted eo bodily lufis, becaufe they do mofi ofall af– frigbtConfcimce, ·difcompofe reafon, and opprefs the body; and becaufe between every temptation and fin there is an in(er,ven.fng 'lf.fJlicite tho:ught, to wpiQh the:: Soul is'confcious : but infinmrtions of error :are more filent and planfl.ble. Satan fortetb{:very fpirit with aproperbait; though he cloth not know the heart, yet being " ' Gfa fpiritual nature and dfence,he can che more e.afily infrnuatewith Ooo z our
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