290 nowJoliveby Faith in timeofTemptation, Ier,;a 39,4o. give themone heart and one way that they mayfeare neefor ever,for the goodofthem, andoftheir childrenafter them. windfwill makean everloftingcovenant with them, that I grid not turneaway from them to doe themgood,but Iwillput neyfeare in their hearts, that they !lull not depart Porn mee. Now I am thy poore creature, the workeof thinehands whom thou haft made; thy poore fervant with whom thouhaft ftricken covenant untowhom thou haft ih:-wed this mercy, that I delire to feare thy Name r O Lord, I befecch thee, teachme thy way, make me cowalke in thy truth, unitemy heart tothy feare, confirme, firength; n, ftablifh meunto the end, and make me to know that by thy power I !hall be inabled to Rand fart, andvanquüh the enemies of my falvation, thatI may fight manfully, obey cheerfully, perfift undaunted, and rejoyce in thy falo E vation all the dayes ofmy life. CHAP. V J. How to livebyfaith in timeofTemptation, when Sathan encounters andfeekes to winnow the poore fervants of rig. MO fooner Both aChriftian fet himfelFe unfainedly to fceke the Lord, but Sathan with all his malice, fùb- r Pet. s. tiltic, might, and furiedothmake ourafter him, affaying by inward fuggeftions and outward tentationsagame and againe reiterated to difcourage, turne backe, and utterly I overthrow him. The fervants of Chrift areall fouldiers, Epi.6.I a,Y a. ¡ and havecontinual) warre not withflexandbloc ;dut with principalitiesandpowers, ,and/jiirituall wickednef fes, This rage- ,;, theymuff expeL-t, they have fworne it,and are called unto meats torefift t ofthe Lord' ; who for their incoura ement doth not turban, ,onlyacquaint themwith theneceffity of the fight,thejuft- neffe
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