Chap. 46 The Third Corollary. It's worse to be under sin, than to be haunted by the Devil.
Christ was pestered with temptations, hideous temptations, temptations to deny God, and to tempt God, and to worship the devil himself: As hideous temptations befell Christ as could befall any one, yet the Son of God, beloved of God, therefore your temptations are no other, no greater than might befall Christ, and therefore not so great evils as sin. They make you not so like the devil as sin; if temptations come from the Devil, if not entertained, though they be afflictions, yet not sin. Now in that sin has such reference to the devil it appeareth that sin is worse than all the Annoyance you can have by any temptation.
CHAP. XLVI.
The Third Corollary. Its Worse to be under sin, than to be haunted by the Devil.
Thirdly, Hence it follows, That sin is worse than to be continually in the presence of the Devil.
It is worse for a man or woman to be under the power of any sin, than to be continually haunted by devils, and to have the sight of devils before their eyes, and be in company with them. If God should lay such a judgment upon a man or woman, that wheresoever they should be, they should see devils before them; to be under the power of any one sin is worse than if God should lay such a judgment upon thee.
Many be mightily terrified in the dark, Oh! there is the devil in the room, and Oh! he comes to them, and there be apparitions of devils, this they be troubled with; Oh! these men and women haunted by devils, and houses haunted by devils, this is a miserable condition.