ariya-sāvaka, is a disciple of the noble ones, not a 'noble disciple' (one who is at least a stream enterer already). Otherwise, you have a case here in MN 14 where this stream enterer had become a stream enterer without having even attained first jhāna yet.
(sujato trans.)
‘Appassādā kāmā bahudukkhā bahupāyāsā, | 4.1 Sensual pleasures give little gratification and much suffering and distress, |
ādīnavo ettha bhiyyo’ti— | and they are all the more full of drawbacks. |
iti cepi, mahānāma, ariyasāvakassa yathābhūtaṃ sammappaññāya sudiṭṭhaṃ hoti, | 4.2 Even though a noble disciple has clearly seen this with right wisdom, |
so ca aññatreva kāmehi aññatra akusalehi dhammehi pītisukhaṃ nādhigacchati, | so long as they don’t achieve the rapture and bliss that are apart from sensual stimuli and unskillful qualities, |
aññaṃ vā tato santataraṃ; | or something even more peaceful than that, |
atha kho so neva tāva anāvaṭṭī kāmesu hoti. | 4.3 they might still return to sensual pleasures. |
Yato ca kho, mahānāma, ariyasāvakassa ‘appassādā kāmā bahudukkhā bahupāyāsā, | 4.4 … |
ādīnavo ettha bhiyyo’ti—evametaṃ yathābhūtaṃ sammappaññāya sudiṭṭhaṃ hoti, | … |
so ca aññatreva kāmehi aññatra akusalehi dhammehi | … |
pītisukhaṃ adhigacchati aññaṃ | But when they do achieve that rapture and bliss, |
vā tato santataraṃ; | or something more peaceful than that, |
atha kho so anāvaṭṭī kāmesu hoti. | 4.5 they will not return to sensual pleasures. |
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