§.Sea.4. The fourth meanes,to reff onGodsofi- ffance,aad not onour ovvne povver. 4.Sea.5. Thefifth manes is fers uent prayer. 6 2.1. Speciallmeaner tokeep vsfromfRllang intofinne. lean not with wonted powerand violence : and forafmuch as heebathmanie enemies which cannot at once be ouer. come, therefore he is to labour to get every day the mafne- rie offome finne, and to bring it in fubie6}ion, that fo in continuanceoftime hee mayvanquifh all, andobtaine a full and finaliviéorieouer all his corruptions. Fourthlie, if weewould not fall into grieuous finnes, wee muti not (land inour owne power, nor trufl in our owne flrength, bnt wholliemil and relie vponGodspromifed af- finance. For ifonce werobbeGodofhis glorie, and arro- gate the praife of our vitrlorie ouer finne and Satan veto our felues, the Lord will withdraw his helping hand, and leaue vs vnto our felues, till by our grieuous falles we haue learned to acknowledge our owne weakeneffe, and to refl wholly in the power ofhis might. For as all otherfinnes are odious vnto God, fo efpeciallie the finne ofpride, becaufe it makethvilemancorrivall with God in his praife andglo- rie,ofwhichhe is moll iealous; and therefore the Lord fuf- fereth, euen his owne children,.tofall intogrieuous finnes, that hereby they maybe humbled; and fo vfethother finnes asa counterpoifon tocurepride. Lafllie, feeingwe {landnot byour owneflrength but by the power ofGods might, let vs asoften as we fee our owne weakenes and aptneffe tofall,haue our recourfe vnto God, byferuent and effeóluall prayer ; crauing his aide and aflï_ 'llance,that thereby we maybe enabled tonandin. the day oftemptation. And whenbyvertue thereofwe hauegiuen finne the foile, and repelled Satans. fuggeflions ; let vs remember to returne praife and thankfgiuing to the Lord, bywhofe helpe wee haue beaten backe our fpirituall ene- mies : and then weemay beeallured that the Lord wilt vp- holdvsby the power ofhis fpirit from falling into finne; or ifwee doe fall, heewill fpeedilie raife vs vp-by vnfainedre- pentance.
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