172 The Crucifying of she world, wonder if the Garrifon furrender not where the befieged have free paffage and continual fupplies ? And what wonder if the houfe be robbed, where the doors hand alwaies open , and all is . common to every paffenger ? Be fore therefore to keepa con- fáant guard upon your eyes, your appetites and every fenfe , or elfe the world will nor be Crucified. Let not your eye move but by the tonduf of your reafon : at !nit, let it not fix upon any objet$ , 'till reafon give it leave. TAte not a bit of meat, or a cup of drink, t. It you have advifed with right informed Reafon and be able to juftifle what you. do. Take an account of all that entereth,. at the door of any of your fences : For he that mull give an account to the living God, had need to keepaccount him- rielf. 2. Keepall() a conftant guard upon your Thoughts as well as . upon your'fenfes. As the Thoughts will tell youwhat is in your hearts, fo they will let in whatfoever bribeth them to confent. The fancies of men are the garden of theDevil , where he fow- ethand watereth the plants of impiety. Yea they area princi pall room in whichhe doth inhabite. Its certain that the Devil' bath readyer accefs to the fantafie, then to the heart ; and that it is his fhop in which he forgeth molt vices, anddoth a very great part of hiswork. An unclean , fpirit poffeffech the fanta-. lies of the unclean ; fo that their thoughts are running upon áuftful obje&s ; and they are guilty of the filthyeft cogitations . within, when they feem tobe of the chafteft behaviour without; . and do frequentlycommit fornication in the heart, when fear or *tameBoth retain the outward pradife, and cover their iniqui- ty. Themaliciousperfon is Poffeffedby a fpirit of maliciou«iefs that,dwelleth in his fantafie,and Pets himon contrivancesof cru- elty and revenge, and filleth his mind with thoughts of hatred . anddifdain.. The fame fpirit reigneth in the fancies ofthe Proud, upd fetteth them upon contrivances for the advancing of their names ,, and caufeth them to thirft- after the reputationof the world, and fiileth them withthe troubled malicious thoughts of Raman, when they mifs.of their expel ations. The earthly fpi- rit poffeffeth the fantafiesof thecovetous, and fetteth them on ccpntrivancesfor.the inçreafe of their effaces. Do you not feel fly fadexperience how many of Satans affxultsare madeupon oas:cogitations, andhewaluchof bis intereftlyetla;there, and bow
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