3 96 Motiues toperfivallevs toWen our repentance. redouble his malitious diligence in working our deflru.. lionwhen as hee feeth the time draw neere wherein bee muflattaine his purpofe, or elfe for euer faile ofhis delre; what,therefore will now our malitious powerfull and moll fubtillenemie leade vnattempted? what violence will hee not now offer ? what policie will hee riot affay to draw vs fromGod to his kingdome ofdarkeneffe? Weeknow that when enemies befieging a citie doe heare that their liege is íhortlie to. beeraifedby the approching ofmightie fuccours; or within awhile will become vaine and boote- leffe, by reafon that the citie will bee more flronglie man- ned and . better viElaalled, how they will .bend all their ordinance againfl the wall to make a breach, how fuci- ouflie they will giue the afláult, and howdefperately they will fight that they maynot beedifappointed of their hope and lofe all their former labour ; and fhall wee thinke that Satan who hath long befieged vs, defiring nothing more then to facke our foules,and tofpoile.them ofall Gods graces and to leade them captiue to hell and dearuaion, will vfe tellepoliticke furie in affaulting, vs with all"his en- ginesofbatterie when hee feeth the time approch whenas now or neuer hee is to accomplifh his delire? But let vs confider moreouer how able wee are to indure hisaffaults ifwee doe not prepare our felues before the -timeof fick neffe, arming our felues with the whole 'armour ofGod; furelie wee arenaked and lie open toall his violence, being deflitute of the girdle of veritie, the knowledge ofGods truth, neither armed with the breafl-plate of righteoufnes, nor hauing our feete- íhod with the preparation of the Gofpell ofpeace, whereby wee might bee inabled cheare- fullie to march in the ,atili ed way, which is full of the .thornes and briars, of tribulation and ali6lions, wherein we mull trauell ifwee will goe toGods kingdome; neither yet hawing, the fhield of faith whereby wee might quench .thefirie dartes ofthe wicked one, nor the helmet of falua- tion, nor, yet any skill to vfe the E ord of the Ipirit,. the word of God; either for the defending of our felues, or the. offending of our enetmie. -And whereas we may ;hope
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