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V
E
R.
8.
Epbeflans,
Chap.
4.
Lord without feare.
Great
are there fpirituall
powers
in
their nature,
but
to
thole
that
are
in
Chrift, they
are difarmed, fo
that they
cannot
hurt
us:
they are naked
devils , and
we being
in
Chrift
arc
in a
ftrong
Fort
:
wherefore
as
for armed men, being
in
a
ftrong
hold, it
were
too much
fhame
to
be afraid
of
naked enemies,
that
fhould
offer
with nothing in their hands
to
affaile
them;
fo,
here,&c.
True
it
is, as
children not knowing
what
is
what,
are afraid of
bull-
beggers which
cannot hurt them;
fo
are
wehere,
but the Lord
maketh
us
grow up
in
his
ftrength.
It
doth
ferve
to comfort
and fecure us,
whofe
lives are
a
warfare
;
Viz:
for, what
a.comfortable fight
was
that
in
the yeare
88.
to
fee
the
Spa-
And
code
fe
niards
led captives in
our ftreetes, their murdering bullets and
cruel!
good
comfort
whips held
out
in
way
of
triumph
!
But this
is
much more comfor-
Ïna,na
their
table to
fee
there enemies
(by reafon
whereof
we are
fubjeâ
to
feare
aifantts.
all our
life
long)
to
fee
thefe
fubdued: and'how
confidently may we
hold outour fight
againft
them,feeing weknow
Chrift
our
Lord doth
hold them pynioned,that
they
cannot ftirre
to
hurt
use
Hethat being
well
appointed and accompanyed
fhould feare
a
naked and
bound
enemie, were
too too white
livered
:
fo
it
is
with
us, we
have our wea-
pons and
Chrift
accompanying us,their weaponsare
taken
from them,
they
are
bound, the Lord
bids
us
not feare.
When
we feele
finne
dar-
ted
againft
us ;
or
feeme
to
feele feare
of
death, or the
devill muftring
all
his
forces againft us;
what
muff we
doe, but looke to
Chrift, tell
him, Lord thou
haft taken
finne
and
death out
of
the
devils
hand,
and
took
me from
him;
likewife
(Lord)
make
my eye
of
faith
eleate,
that I may
fee
this
thy
victory for
me
:
thy
victory I know
is
full,
though
in
my feeling it feeme otherwife. Looke with
the eye
of
faith
to Chrift,
give
glory to him, that he hath done
ir, and
thou
fhalt
quickely
fee
his
vidory
applyed
in
thee. And though the Devil' hold
hard,
feare
not,
all
is
vaine, he mutt yeeld
the
bucklers
when
all
is
done,to
thy
Lotd
Iefus
Chrift,
his
prey
muff
bedelivered up, he
hath
no
right
in
it,
nor power
to
hold
it; Chrift
did difcharge him
of
the
one,
and breake
the other
in his
death,
he
bath made
a
thew
of
them
openly.
It
fheweth
us
what
we
mutt doe,
if
we will prevaile over there ene- pfe 3.
mies, looke
to Chrift, who
bath taken them captive for
us
:
finne is:
ChTo
bake
itts
v
ro
riQo-
a
ftrongthing;-both for
the power
it
bath
to
allure,and otherwife;
rybyfaith,
Death
a
great enemie, we have no weapon
can fave
us
in
that
day
of
char
we
may
batten,
unleffe
we looke
it
Chrift, who
bath
taken there
Captive,
g
Pin4
i
hnn.
who hath overcome
finne, death,
the
world
and
the Devill; let
us
by
faith mount
into
this
chariot of
Chrift
his
triumph,
and wee are
fafe.
Further
it
is
to
be marked
that
he faith,
he
...Pending
hath done this;
Chr;R
only
which
fheweth
that
it
is
Chrift whodoth
overcome our
enemies, we
the
Conyur-
are
too
weake
for them,
he
bruifeth
the
serpents head,
he
diffolveth the
enemies.
wakes
of
thedevi/i.
It
is
a
pretty
canvafe in Ethickes,
Whether
the
Gen.a
rt
knowledge of our
nothing
is
the foundation
of
vertue;
and
traely
it
is
r
lohn
3.8.
T
t
a
true
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