t:md trembling, Phil~2. I z. and our hearts are foon overcome, -and therefore we hacl need be watchful ; looking to what <lometh in, le£1: it prove a trempt;~ttion ; and to what goeth out, le£1: .it he found a corruption: In the fight we .lhould have an ,eye to vich!>ry, and iA the victory no the fight agaim. . )• Sinc:e.ritJ • The ApCjfi)e fpeak• ethof thegirdle oftr.nth,Ephef.6. I 4· Adouble-minded man is his · own rempter; aQd unfetled Souls·do but invite Satan to take par.t wirh their own d~ubts and anxious traverfes : The mixmre 0fPrin– ciples, like Civil Wars.in ;aCoumry,rnakesus« prey to t.hecommon Enemy. . fourthly, The .WGfi: p6rfw.tdive ,Argl!lments to engage ·us in this fight and warfare: l thaUbut toud~ upon them. ·Confider t'he ne– cdfity; Either you mu£1: refifi him, or be ·taken.capt~ive <by him, there is bo mi<iGi,le c-0urfe ; you can make no peace with him, but • , to your ownharm ·; t0 e.mer i[lltb~<eague wi.th Satan, is ru ~be avers " 71'Hef!:.( Mv, ·come : He JJJGW f tempt et la, hereafter he willaccufe; Sa 1 tanflatter- - ~;~·~ z 1 .' ! 1~1.d1 eth tbe creature; ~he fnaru of fin will at length prove ghains of x.a1n 0 @-, dar~efi.. We look .at the trouble ·~fref}fiance, the fw~etnefs_ufvt.;; ne J,/ fer off!t.ory Will abunda~t.ly recomproce ~t: Ufually we mt~ake rn the t/;eE;c:hr.n. ~rave.rf~ ·of our mmds; wt re.ckoo upon thefweetnU{o -of j1n, .am! the t·rouble of rrejiflllnce, and {o <reate a frnare to oar fdves ·; tfre right comparifon is ·aetwt:~n thefrui·t ofjin.,;.aRd t-hef-ruit ofviEfory. We/have often !had experience what '"'cis to be overcome, let us now make rryal ·how fweec vi&ry will ,he. Nothing difcovereth the power -aFJd oomfort of ChriH:iaAi.ty fo m!4ch .as the fpiritual conAi6t. Men that fwa'Uow lte?mptatians, and 'Commit ·fins without trouble and remorfe, no wond-er ·t-hanhey ·are fo cold and -dead in the pro– feflion of Re1igion, that their Evidences for Heaven are always fo dark and litigious, they Flever try ea ·che ·trut-h-and power of·Grace, nor tafl:td the fwee~ne:fs,of ·it ; the fpirimal combate, the ;viCtorie-s ofCbrifl, -are riddles ·and•dreams totdhem. Eefrdes.all Ghis, 'Confider the h0pes ofprevailimg;'Sat~ is a-foylet\hldver:far·y,OhriR hath ·oNer– come him alre.ady: Ail tha-t is re1quir-ed :co·t-he v,iaory, is a ftrong Neg~ive, No, uo; mllke:bim -iwmofe R.reply: Tor:ejift'bim, not toJiC>tdto thim., ·isthe ,olil'ty -way to IYell'id-ef him; ¥euhave apro– mife, Re'[ift, ·and he fhn!J/fl-eefrom tuH. Chr-ifi:hat-hfoyled-the Evre– my, 'and ~e':ha~ ·put wea}'JC!IOS -inoo yeur41amlfs th,at',you•mayfoY,l ( Gen. 3 1 5 him ·: I4Je troei· JYpcm t-his 0ld Seli~Rt, wbeR t Wi1 beet WM -br?Uifod up(i)n tbe 'Ct.flfs; only'hewould 'haveyou{et your :feet,upon hisnee~ , · Rom.
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