Ofthemitnifoldwiferies whichaccompanyivorlalj things. 547 dangerous confli&againfl the fpírituall enemiesoftheir 1 l- nation; Satan daily like a roaring Lion feeketh to demur them, by fuggefling into their minds wicked temptatións, wherbyhe allureth them to lofe their foulesby finne, for the hire offome worldly vanities; the world maligneth them, andallureth them vntocuillby offering fame pleating baits, or difcourageth them from that which is good by troubles and perfecutionsahe flefh lufteth continually againft the fpi- rit,andmaketh them to do the euill they hate,and to negleót the goodwhich they like and loue. In which fpirituall war- fare theyare alwaics troubled, and often foiled,being ouer- come with tentation, and ledcaptiueveto fin.And this is the (aft and greateft miferie wherewith the faithfull are inthis life aflii&ed and molefted, in that they are through the ftrengrhoftheir enemies, and violence of their owne cor- ruptions, often betides theirpurpofe ouertakenoffinne, and thereby offend their graciousGod, whole difpieafurethey Ihun as the greateft euill. CHAP. XXV. Ofthemiferies whichaccompanie worldly things, in re- fpe(toftheirgetting, keepingandpoppy. Nd thushamI fhewedfomeof the manifold4.Seil.T. miferies which doe accompanie thelife ofOf the esile man :which ifany thinke that they may be which nglP cured with the counterpoifon of worldly rofrhrbem, and profperity, and that we may find in earthly frsl,bonorsand things fuch comforts, asmay bearevs out inall thefecrates, riches. making our ioyes to exceed our forrowes; let fuch an one know that he ismuch dccciued, feeing they are fofarcefrom freeing vs from the former miferies, that they helpe to in- creak them ; and though like lobsfriends, they proffertheir feruice for the mitigatingand appealingof our griefes, yet before theydepart they addevntoour forrowes, andaggra- vate the waight ofouraffii6lion : for beides the euils which they find, theybring manywith them,and like liberal!con- N n x tributers,
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