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If the heart and all the limbs and faculties are in Satan’s grip, must the Sovereign act to save them? Is it possible for Satan to take hold of the Sovereign, too? If so, what becomes of him?
If a believer’s heart and limbs are in Satan’s grip and the Sovereign, too, is disobedient, this points to his weakness and negligence. In such circumstances, the pleasure of sin turns bitter for the Sovereign, and a serious struggle begins between him and his limbs—one that may lead to severe illness or madness. This battle continues until the Sovereign willingly sets about putting his own being in order.
Such a state is a sign of the sovereign’s weakness, frailty and negligence! When the heart and limbs are faithful but the sovereign is rebellious, the ill-omened pleasure of sin will taste more bitter to him than any bitterness, and a fierce struggle will break out between the sovereign and his “heart and limbs”! A grave illness or madness may be expected to befall him.
Until the sovereign willingly sets out to reform himself, the conflict between him and his “heart and limbs” will continue without cease.