rt;iO4tionsdrifing from Glafphemousfuggegions,dnfvered. 66S prefcntly quench them at the fira entrance, that they doe not inflame our cotrcupifcence..with the leafs liking of them. Secondly,feeing Satan will often terrifie and aiionifh vs, 9.Secr1,13. by laying thefe blafphemies to our charge, as being our fins; mu¡t weeare often toappeale vnto the Lord, the fcarcher of the appeal(' toGod heartand reines as our fupreame Iudge; and haul ng the te- protetling eur inonie ofour owne confciences to beare witnefl'e withvsy snnacertcte. .f weare to protef} our innocencie.; and fo to di fauow thefe vvjcked fuggeflions,to profeffe fuch hatredofthem that wee would ratherdie athoufand deaths,thenyeeldvnto them the leanaffent or approbation. Andfo.this often clearingofour felues,will cafe our minds ofthe. burthenofSatans flauders; inflame ourheartswithtrue loue towards God,when we are notguiltie toour felues that we haue thus defperately offen- dedhim,andinally preferue vs from the leaf} liking ofthefe hellifhblafphemies. Thirdly,weare not to ouer value,or fomuch to efieeme of§:Se1.14. thefe diuellifh fuggeflions, as that thereby our -vnderfian- 3. VVe arenot. -dingsfhouldbe dulled,our minds diflraafed,our feafes afio> to aáetoo nifhed, and our hearts vtterly difcouraged, and fo bemade of:bete b!af 'vnwilling,and vtterly unfit toperformeany good-duties ofphemom Jug- pietie towards God,as prayer, reading, meditation and fuch gefions, like,thedutiesofcharitie towards our brethren, and the du- ties of our owne particular callings. For at this markeSatan principally aimeth in thefe his fuggef}ions, and therefore if we let them fo farre preuailc withvs,he hath attainedhis de- fire. But contrariwifereiehing them as abominable,andnot worth either the thinking on or anfvering, let vs with a peaceable & refolued mind go forward in thefe holy and ho-; nef exercifes. Yea the more violent and importune Satan is, invrgingand preflìng vs with thefeblafphemous fuggefii- ons,that therebywee may difhonour Gods holy name, the more earned and frequent let_vs bee in performing thefe - Chriflian duties, and the greater zeale,let vs labour to Phew in glorifying our gratious God; homSatan feeketh thus maliciouflie to difhonour. And thuswhen we (hall with va- dauntedcourages continue.all atif}ianduties, and take oc* _ cafion
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