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A19037 The parable of the vncleane spirit pithily opened, and plainly applied; wherein is shewed Sathans possession, his dispossession, and repossession. A worke needfull for these secure times, in which the most neglect the meanes oftheir salvation. Preached, and now published, by Edmund Cobbes minister of the Word of God. Cobbes, Edmund, b. 1592 or 3. 1633 (1633) STC 5454; ESTC S116664 66,367 214

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matth._n 18_o 19_o pluck_v it_o out_o in_o many_o place_n of_o scripture_n we_o find_v how_o careful_a the_o saint_n have_v be_v to_o shun_v the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n job_n to_o prevent_v adultery_n make_v 1._o job_n 31_o 1._o a_o covenant_n with_o his_o eye_n that_o he_o will_v not_o look_v upon_o a_o maid_n happy_a have_v it_o be_v for_o david_n if_o he_o have_v do_v the_o like_a solomon_n to_o prevent_v drunkenness_n will_v not_o have_v man_n look_v upon_o 23_o pro_fw-la 23_o the_o wine_n in_o the_o cup_n when_o it_o be_v red_a and_o to_o prevent_v gluttony_n will_v have_v man_n offer_v a_o knife_n to_o their_o throat_n paul_n when_o he_o have_v receive_v a_o commission_n from_o the_o high_a priest_n to_o persecute_v all_o that_o call_v on_o the_o name_n of_o the_o lord_n jesus_n and_o to_o bring_v they_o bind_v back_o to_o jerusalem_n but_o be_v convert_v 19_o act._n 9_o 19_o from_o heaven_n and_o make_v a_o choose_a vessel_n to_o carry_v the_o lord_n name_n before_o the_o gentile_n see_v how_o careful_a he_o be_v to_o shun_v the_o occasion_n which_o may_v cool_v his_o zeal_n and_o hinder_v he_o in_o his_o holy_a intendment_n he_o do_v not_o go_v back_o to_o the_o high_a priest_n which_o have_v set_v he_o a_o work_n for_o they_o will_v have_v befool_v he_o as_o they_o do_v the_o soldier_n which_o they_o send_v to_o apprehend_v christ_n what_o will_v you_o be_v one_o of_o his_o disciple_n which_o he_o know_v well_o enough_o therefore_o he_o join_v himself_o to_o the_o disciple_n that_o he_o may_v be_v the_o more_o strengthen_v in_o the_o knowledge_n of_o god_n so_o abraham_n the_o father_n of_o the_o faithful_a have_v receive_v god_n commandment_n to_o offer_v in_o sacrifice_n his_o son_n his_o only_a son_n the_o son_n of_o the_o promise_n he_o do_v not_o consult_v with_o flesh_n and_o blood_n 2._o gen._n 22_o 2._o nor_o with_o his_o wife_n sarah_n but_o early_o in_o the_o morning_n to_o prevent_v any_o occasion_n that_o may_v hinder_v he_o he_o make_v himself_o ready_a to_o obey_v god_n commandment_n when_o peter_n matth._n 27._o that_o godly_a man_n have_v deny_v his_o master_n in_o the_o high_a priest_n hall_n among_o those_o wicked_a servant_n when_o he_o come_v to_o the_o sight_n of_o his_o sin_n he_o flee_v away_o out_o of_o their_o company_n as_o if_o it_o have_v be_v for_o his_o life_n so_o when_o joseph_n be_v tempt_v to_o adultery_n by_o his_o unclean_a mistress_n he_o shun_v the_o occasion_n by_o rush_v out_o of_o her_o presence_n who_o practice_n and_o example_n teach_v vires_fw-la mora_fw-la that_o vires_fw-la the_o godly_a to_o take_v heed_n of_o the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n and_o to_o stop_v the_o course_n thereof_o in_o the_o beginning_n least_o by_o entertain_v they_o they_o be_v plunge_v over_o head_n and_o ear_n in_o sin_n before_o they_o be_v aware_a one_o sin_n draw_v bernard_n non_fw-la solum_fw-la gravia_fw-la sed_fw-la et_fw-la leu●a_fw-la peccata_fw-la sunt_fw-la cavenda_fw-la multa_fw-la enim_fw-la levia_fw-la unum_fw-la grande_fw-fr efficient_a bernard_n on_o another_o and_o great_a sin_n spring_v out_o of_o small_a occasion_n be_v careful_a then_o to_o avoid_v the_o least_o occasion_n of_o sin_n lest_o it_o usher_v on_o a_o great_a and_o the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n also_o the_o garnish_n of_o the_o house_n for_o this_o unclean_a spirit_n to_o roost_v in_o then_o how_o may_v we_o lament_v the_o carelessness_n of_o many_o in_o our_o age_n that_o be_v so_o far_o from_o shun_v the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n as_o that_o they_o lay_v themselves_o open_a to_o all_o manner_n of_o temptation_n and_o so_o become_v dangerous_a instrument_n for_o satan_n to_o tempt_v other_o to_o sin_n like_o thamar_n that_o sit_v in_o the_o highway_n 38_o gen._n 38_o to_o tempt_v judah_n her_o father_n in_o law_n to_o whoredom_n and_o like_o the_o whorish_a woman_n which_o salute_v the_o young_a man_n 13_o pro._n 7_o 13_o in_o a_o bold_a and_o wanton_a manner_n and_o to_o entice_v he_o to_o take_v his_o fill_n of_o love_n with_o she_o but_o let_v we_o learn_v to_o stop_v the_o course_n of_o sin_n in_o the_o beginning_n and_o to_o crucify_v the_o flesh_n with_o the_o lust_n thereof_o and_o to_o say_v with_o the_o spouse_n in_o the_o canticle_n i_o have_v put_v off_o my_o coat_n 3._o cant._n 5_o 3._o how_o shall_v i_o put_v it_o on_o again_o i_o have_v wash_v ovid._n qui_fw-la minima_fw-la asperni●cadit_fw-la in_o maiora_fw-la peccatum_fw-la nullum_fw-la adeo_fw-la par●um_fw-la est_fw-la quod_fw-la non_fw-la cres●at_fw-la neglectum_fw-la august_n de_fw-fr vera_fw-la &_o falsa_fw-la penitentia_fw-la cap._n 8._o flumina_fw-la magna_fw-la vi●es_fw-la parvi●_n de_fw-fr fontibu●_n orta_fw-la ovid._n my_o foot_n how_o shall_v i_o defile_v they_o again_o if_o god_n have_v wash_v thou_o by_o his_o spirit_n and_o pull_v from_o thou_o the_o filthy_a rag_n of_o sin_n take_v heed_n of_o allure_a object_n for_o he_o that_o despise_v small_a sin_n do_v easy_o fall_v into_o great_a for_o there_o be_v no_o sin_n so_o little_a but_o if_o it_o be_v neglect_v it_o will_v increase_v the_o drop_n of_o rain_n be_v but_o little_a in_o quantity_n yet_o they_o cause_v great_a flood_n which_o bear_v all_o before_o they_o we_o see_v by_o experience_n that_o little_a 19_o parva_n scintell●_n c●ntempta_fw-la magnum_fw-la excitavit_fw-la incendium_fw-la qu●t_o curt._n ephe._n 4_o 19_o spark_n of_o fire_n neglect_v cause_n great_a burn_a therefore_o if_o we_o will_v not_o commit_v sin_n with_o greediness_n let_v we_o learn_v to_o take_v heed_n of_o the_o beginning_n of_o sin_n if_o there_o be_v nothing_o but_o a_o a_o little_a dust_n in_o our_o chamber_n a_o broom_n will_v sweep_v it_o away_o but_o if_o the_o dirt_n and_o filth_n be_v hard_a and_o bake_v on_o there_o must_v be_v a_o spade_n to_o dig_v it_o out_o so_o if_o sin_n be_v resist_v at_o the_o first_o it_o will_v not_o easy_o grow_v and_o increase_v we_o must_v not_o give_v sin_n entertainment_n lest_o it_o prove_v our_o ruin_n as_o man_n be_v careful_a to_o kill_v serpent_n in_o the_o shell_n raven_n in_o the_o nest_n so_o must_v we_o do_v with_o our_o sin_n we_o must_v strangle_v they_o in_o the_o birth_n and_o not_o suffer_v they_o to_o grow_v to_o perfection_n else_o if_o we_o do_v not_o we_o shall_v remain_v a_o garnish_v house_n for_o satan_n motive_n to_o induce_v we_o to_o shun_v the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n nature_n have_v make_v the_o creature_n careful_a to_o prevent_v bodily_a danger_n the_o horse_n that_o have_v be_v plunge_v in_o a_o quagmire_n will_v not_o easy_o come_v into_o it_o again_o but_o will_v shun_v it_o with_o all_o his_o might_n the_o fish_n which_o have_v be_v hamum_fw-la ictus_fw-la pisci●_n fugit_fw-la hamum_fw-la wound_v with_o the_o hook_n will_v wary_o shun_v the_o bait_n then_o if_o the_o creature_n by_o nature_n light_n shun_v the_o occasion_n of_o danger_n what_o a_o shame_n be_v it_o for_o man_n which_o have_v not_o only_a nature_n light_n but_o also_o be_v endue_v with_o reason_n and_o have_v the_o light_n of_o god_n word_n to_o be_v a_o lantern_n to_o his_o foot_n and_o a_o light_n to_o his_o step_n if_o he_o do_v not_o shun_v the_o occasion_n of_o sin_n and_o thus_o much_o for_o satan_n entertainment_n he_o find_v his_o house_n empty_a sweep_v and_o garnish_v then_o go_v he_o and_o take_v with_o himself_o 45._o verse_n 45._o seven_a other_o spirit_n more_o wicked_a than_o himself_o and_o they_o enter_v in_o and_o dwell_v there_o and_o the_o last_o state_n of_o that_o man_n be_v worse_a than_o the_o first_o in_o these_o word_n we_o may_v observe_v satan_n policy_n to_o fortify_v himself_o he_o increase_v his_o strength_n his_o confederate_n be_v here_o describe_v 1._o by_o their_o essence_n they_o be_v spirit_n 2._o by_o their_o number_n they_o be_v seven_o 3._o by_o their_o malice_n they_o be_v more_o wicked_a 4._o by_o their_o victory_n they_o prevail_v they_o enter_v in_o and_o take_v possession_n 5._o the_o issue_n and_o event_n the_o lamentable_a estate_n of_o that_o man_n be_v not_o only_o miserable_a but_o it_o be_v worse_a than_o the_o first_o the_o enemy_n that_o strive_v for_o possession_n be_v spirit_n and_o so_o unresistable_a they_o come_v in_o the_o suggestion_n of_o unrighteousness_n and_o if_o we_o consent_v unto_o they_o than_o we_o entertain_v they_o when_o ananias_n and_o judas_n consent_v to_o the_o wicked_a motion_n that_o the_o devil_n inspire_v into_o they_o the_o devil_n be_v say_v to_o fill_v the_o heart_n of_o the_o one_o act._n 3._o and_o to_o enter_v into_o the_o other_o luk._n 22._o 3._o so_o all_o those_o that_o walk_v in_o evil_a evil_a have_v possession_n of_o they_o but_o it_o may_v be_v reply_v and_o say_v quest_n what_o man_n be_v there_o that_o do_v not_o sin_n and_o so_o give_v place_n to_o the_o devil_n