Of the irit e lo tbhichaeeontpa1y lsorldiv things, 777 thiesofthis hellifh Vulcan; whereupon he hammereth and forgethhis chaînes of tentations, wherewith beedraweth men into the pit ofperdition, and his mortali darts, with which he woundeth them to eternal! death. Theirare the mileswherewithhefaftnech the hearts ofcarnall men to the carth,fo as they can neuer lift them vp in any heauenlymedi- tation. Thefe arethe tempters choifefland bea approoued weapons, wherewith being armed, hee prefumed to en- counter ourSauiour Chrill,the eternal' fonneofGod : chu trsll Igiuethee,ifthon*iltfalldelbse and cvorfhip one. Thcfe arehisallurenaents,wherewirh he inticethvs to fwallow- the deadly hookcs offinne,which are fo vglie and monftcous in theirowne nature,that we would nomore eafilybe perfwa- ded to fwallow them, then the fish thebarehooke, ifthe were not couered with thefe alluring baits, which arc fo pleating to ourcarnall appetites. Thclé are the woods and bufhes,whereinSatanlaieth his fecret ambufhments, thathe may fuddenly affaultvs and ouercome vs at vnawares,whom he could not vanquifh in a pitched batte!!; and the bootie Bafil.intra& which he inticethvs to preyvpon to our deftruétion. In ldar.ebus feces word,as thefe worldly things are the tempterschiefinduce- mentstoperfwade vs vnto finne; fo are they the initruments and meanesofwickedneffe, when wee are inticed to inter- Caine thefe euill motions.For by the helpeofthefe,prodigals Luke r s. r3.3o. maintaine their harlots, and themfeluesalloin their riotous 1 .Sawa,s.36. courfes;by thefe theglutton and epicure vphold their proud brauerie and delicious fare, and are inabled to paffe their Luke 16.19. timein voluptuousand,carnall delights; with thefeare men armedfor any villanie, and are ftrengthened andborne out in tyrannie,crueltie, and oppreffion. All which happeneth not out ofthe nature of the things themfelues(as before I haue(hewed) but through thecorruption of choiewho ha- uing them, doe abufe them,both as occafions and 'manes, inducements vnto, and helpes and furtherances oftheir wicked courtes. Butlet vs for thebetter electingofthe formerpoint,more §Se '7.13. fpecially confiderofth ore inftances,honours, riches &plea- Tbat honours Pures, and (hewhow they feueeally are by the maliceofSa- espoirsacs ta tCntatiens. tan
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