The 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
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- The 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
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"The 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." In the digital collection Early English Books Online. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A10015.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 29, 2025.
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The Contents.
- SVbmission to God what Pag. 9
- 1. It must bee with the whole heart. 11
- Reason, God will have the whole heart or nothing. 18
- The inward man must bee subject. 22
- Reason. 23
- Rebellions of the inward man what 27
- 1. Thoughts
- vaine, 29
- wicked, 30
- 2. Affe∣ctions
- 1. Manifest. 43
- 2. Secret 44
- Rebellions of the outward
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- man what. 48
- 1. Speeches. 49
- 2. Actions 53
- Why we must bee subject to God, 3. Reasons 59
- 1. Vse to justifie God 61
- 2. Vse to humble us 64
- Signes of submission to God. 87. 108
- Motives to submit to God, 109. 114
- Why we must resist the di∣vel, Satan is our adver∣sary. 119
- How Sathan tempts. 131
- 1. By substracting the means God useth to bring men to himselfe. 131
- 2. By laying snares and baites. 148
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Sathans subtiltie appeares
- 1. in fitting his baites ac∣cording to mens callings, 153
- 2. Fitting them according to occasions and opportu∣nities offered. 154
- 3. In the glosses hee covers sinne withall 159
- How to resist Satan 166
- 1. We must have our hearts filled with grace 168
- 2. We must remove all false friends, viz. our lusts. 186
- How to root lusts out of the heart, and how to know it, 194
- 3. Wee must seeke to Christ for helpe. 198
- Three things hinder Christ
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- from helping us.
- First, unfruitfulnesse. 206
- Secondly sins unrepented of. 209
- Thirdly, thrusting our selves into temptation. 210
- Wee must resist the divell, 215
- 1. We must watch and pray 216
- 2. We must resist the divell at first motion. 221
- Doctrine. Whosoever doth truly resist the divel, shall get the victory of him. 234
- 1. Reason. 136
- 2. Reason. 137
- 3. Reason. 141
- Objections answered page the 244. to 269.
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- 1 Vse. Reproofe of those that doe not resist the divell.
- 2 Vse. The fearfull estate of those that have not put Satan to flight by resisting which are of two sorts. First those that never resi∣sted Satan at all. 274
- 2. Those that after resisting a while fall back. 278
- Three causes of falling back. 280
- 3. Vse of exhortation not to faint, be Satans temptati∣ons what they will. 287
- Satan tempts concerning,
- 1. Our effectual calling 288
- 2. Our Iustification. 291
- 3. Our sanctification. 293
- Signes of yeelding to Sa∣tans
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- temptations. 206
- 1. When wee lay aside our weapons. 298
- 2. When we are lesse trou∣bled at the temptation. 299
- 3. When sinne prevailes more. 300
- Helpes against Satans temptations.
- 1. Wee must use strong meanes. 301
- Viz▪ Fasting and prayer, with diligent use of the Word. 304
- 2. Wee must get strong rea∣sons against strong lusts 306
- 3. We must labour willingly to undergoe tentations & waite till God send deli∣verance. 310