Senn. 19. in holy Duties ? perform them, this is fuch a vanity of mind as turnech the whole prayer into fin. Secondly, The caufes of this roving and impertinent intrufion of vain, thoughts. r. Sathan is one calife, who Both Maxime infidiari orationibut (as Caffïan fpeaketh) lye in wait to hinder the Prayers of the Saints, when ever we minifler before the Lord, he is at our right hand ready to refill u,, Zech. 3. t. And therefore the Apoflle ?ames, when he b d- deth us draw nigh to God, biddeth us alto to refill the devil, 3am.4. 7,8. Implying thereby, That there is no drawingnigh to God with - ou_ refilling Satban. When a Tale is told, and you are going about the Affairs of the World, he cloth not trouble you, for aide things do not trouble him, or do any prejudice to his Kingdom ; Bnt when you are going to God, and that in a swarm, lively af,Uziouate manner, he will be fure to dillurbe you, feeking to abate the edge of your affeilions or divert your minds ; Formal Prayerspatterd over do him no harm, but when you ferioufly fet your felves to call upon God, he faith within himfelf, This man will pray for Gods Glory, and them I am at a lofs ; for the coming of Chriir Kingdom, and then mine goeth to wrack; That Gods iVill may be done upon earth as it is in heaven, and that minds me of my old fall, and my but nets is to crois the Will of God ; he will pray for daily bread, and that ftrengtheneth dependence for Pardon and Comfort and then I lofe ground, for the devils are the * Rulers of the d:er ,nefs of this World ; H= will pray to * E%'.a, -.: be kept from fin and temptation, and that is againft m'. Thu; Sat has is afraid of the Prayers of the Saints, he is concerned in every reoatefl you make to God, and therefore he will hinder or cheat you of your Prayers; if you will needs be praying, he will c irry away your hearts. Now, much he can do if you be not watchful, he can prefent pf jeas to the fenfes which airs up thoughts, yea, purfue his temptations, and caft in one fiery dart aria another, therefore we had need 'land upon our guard. 2. The natural levity of ossr fpieits man is a ref left creature,tve have much a doe to flay our hearts for any fpace of time in cne ff. +te, much more in holy things, from which wearenatnrally aver fe,Rom.7.zt. When Iwoulddo good evil is prefent with me 7i +1.` 7-rr-te,VM714 Oh con- fider this natural feeblenefs of mina, whereby we are unable to k:ep Jong to any Imployment, but are light fethtry tolled up and down like adrjed leaf before the mind, or as an empty Ve ffrl upon the waves,',is fo with us in molt bufineff:s, elpecially in thof: which are Sacred, the Nun Apí1 461
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