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position in all these, while you live here, even when you have most peace in this kind, but how? The unsanctified part of the understanding is against the sanctified part of the understanding; and the unsanctified will against the sanctified will, and so in all other faculties of the soul; the flesh in every part lusts against the Spirit, and the Spirit in every part lusts against the flesh, Gal. v. 17. Now if your faculties and powers be ruled all by one spirit, you have a good agreement and peace within you, notwithstanding that the flesh does so violently war against the Spirit; for this warring of sin in your members against the Spirit, and the warring of the Spirit against sin, proves clearly that you have peace with God, and this war continued, will in time beget perfect peace.

But let no man ever look to have peace of sanctification perfect in this life; for the best are sanctified but in part, 1 Cor. xiii. 9; wherefore let no man, professing Christ, think that he shall be freed from temptations and assaults arising from within, or coming from without, so long as he lives in this world. Are not Christians called to be soldiers? Wherefore we must arm ourselves, that we may stand by the power of God's might, and quit ourselves like men against the assaults of our spiritual enemies, 1 Cor. xvi. 13.

Is it any other than the common case of all God's children? 1 Cor. x. 13. Was not Christ himself tempted, that he might succour those that are tempted? Heb. ii. 18. Have you not a promise not to be tempted above that you are able? 1 Cor. x. 13. It is but resisting and enduring a while, yea a little while, 1 Peter v. 10; Heb. x. 37. Is there any temptation out of which God will not give a good issue? Has not Christ prayed that your faith fail not? Luke xxii. 32; John xvii. 15, 20.

Let us therefore keep peace in ourselves, that the whole man may be at agreement, and let us keep peace one with another, fighting against the common enemy, and the God of peace shall tread Satan and all enemies under foot shortly, Rom. xvi. 20; and then, through Christ, ye shall be more than conquerors,