when Sathan encounters the fervants ofChrift. left no longer, and flrengthen thy poore fervant, that through thy might, I may conquer and triumph over him. Andmyfoule, rejoyce in the Lord, it (hall rejoyce in his falvation. All my bones fhall lay, Lard, who is like unto thee, whichdeliveref thepoorefrorss him that as too firms for him, yea the pore and medic, from him thatfJoyleth him. Thirdly, he muff ceafe to mufe on the tentations of Sathan, andflirre up himfelfe , couragiouffy, valiantly to tru(1 in themercies ofthe Lord, and relie upon his grace. Why art thou colt downe, O myJoule ? and why art thou difquieted within mee ? why doll. thou harbour perplex- ing doubtfull thoughts, and in much penfiveneffe toile to and fro the tentationsof Sathan ? This muting kindles the fire : the more thou thinkell upon the rentation, and art difquieted with doubtings, the greater liberty bath theDevill to tempt, the leflè able art thou to with-(land his malice. Ifthou be dejeéed, he will be infolent : if thou be affrighted, he will be the more finials. Truft therefore in the Lord , andWaiteupon his grace : for he bath feene thine advertity, he will heare thy prayers ; the firmes cleaving to the tentations,which thou fo much fea- refl, are pardoned and forgiven unto thee. Evill thoughts conceivedwith delight, pleafure, and purpofe, are moll; difpleafingunto God, dangerous unto the foule ; but e- ven hellith tentations, which never found confent or ap- probation, under which thou art humbled, from which thou earne(lly craven to be delivered, doubt not, but upon thine unfai ned fuite, they are freely remitted and done away. Be ftrong, andof' good courage, feare not, not be difmaied : for the Lord will be thy defence, and under the fhadowofhis wings thou (halt be fafe. Sathan cannot tempt longer then God (hall give him leave : and hewill never fuffer thee to be tempted above tneafure, but will givea good iffue unto the tentation. Thou art called to fight under the banner of aria Jefus and in the name oftheLord thou fhalt be inabled to doe va- { X 2 liantly 307 ..._..u. PfaI.; 9, tp. 3. PfaI.43=S. Pfal,39.3. I Cor to.13. Pfal.bo. t z,
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