· · '!'he and·bring with ~hem fuch euill effeCts, there(ore the .. imagination ,ari~ng in ~he?eart, without a.nyagreeing of . the mind to put mprachfe, t.s fin ne and deferues death. The vfe that we lhould makeofthis,is,our contiuuall hu- Vfo r. " miliation; for that our nature~ and the whole frame ofour foule andbodie i5 fuch, as oo minute altJloHgoes. ouer our head,but fomeenil and vaine motion or other goes through our heart, and fpringethout ofthe finke and puddleofour flelh. Our nature is likea great fire-brand, that, ifit be ne– uer fo little HirredJfends forth1many fparkes on euery lide. Therefore we mufl learne in this regard to deny our feluesJ and humbly to faH do.wne before God, befeeching him to heale our corrupt· nature, and to wafi1 and deanfC it more. andn1oreby his holy fpirit. Then we haue made otte good yfe ofthe law., when we are fo touche,dwith the fight ofour lins,as that we go quite out ofour felucs,when the lawhath I ,. fo llopt our mout·h, as thuwe can alleadge nothing in .our felues,wherfore we ibouldnot be damned,but rely and caR_ our feluesonlyon the mercies ofGod in the merits ofChrHl. Again, this teacheth to vfe all good mcanes to keep our hart l'rcrerua. from thcfe ill motions,&:. hinder this 6re-bran9 from fpark- th~es :r;;. l~ng abtoad.Fidl,make acouenant withour des,to lookvp- ~:d"~tt;.c· onnothing,andour eares to hearenothing, and all our fen- ·- fes to admit nothing into the hart,that may flir vp 3nd prouoke the naughtinef.ofit.Secondly,take dawne the fletb oft~n by fafiing,praier, and hearing, and fuch other fpirituall exercifes; For, this i$ the caufewhy our corruptiongrowe~ fo !1rong, becaufe we donotfet our fclues to refi(l and fight againfi it.For, if wee would vfe all good meanes that God bath appointed to kill and crucifie.it, and befeech him,to · giue ableffing•pon the fame,it wouldbe an effeetuall helpe to vs,anc:l wcdhould preuaile more again Cl ir. Thirdly 1 let vs learn to fet our mind on, work alwaics with fome good meJ; ~ ditation, &. holy defires &. thoughts. For mans heart is reil-. leff~,like thewatcaofa docke, while the poyfes hang at it; · ~hichjficbe.notfetarighc,will go wrong: fowhile we liue, . Jfwedonot bygr~c.edire&our harttowardsGod and mfl n, corruption will draw·it toali cl tiorder and confL~fion.Thcre.:. · Aa3 fu"
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