C iíAr.9. of T¡Yi fèdome, &c. 491 to all a vncleane fpirits) b The god of thisWorld. And the a EPbe/.t2,. affli &ions of the world, as they proceed from him , are b 2.cor.4,q, called, a The br+f ettings of Satan, c 2,Cor,12,7, Secondly, Tneobìe&s of finne to our eyes, our cares, and other fences, which Satan fetteth before vs, to draw vs to a loue, and in loue, to a committingof it , as hee did to our fir[} Parents in Paradife, and to ourd Sauiour d Matth.4. Chrill in the Wilderneffe , and as hee ceafeth not conti- nually to doe to vs. Inward ones are, Firf} , His kindlingof the fire of' our owne concupif. cence, blowing as it were the bellowcs, and gathering together matter for it to workeupon. Secondly, Temptations or Illufions , which hecaf}eth into hearts, as venom° orpoyfon for to info&vs. Our weapons wherebywe doe refill them,what they are, the Apof }le notably dcclareth, 2. Cor. 10.4. notcar- »all, but migbtie and valiant to the throwing downe of all thefirong holds ofinane. Where, though he fpeakc fpeci- aIly ofthe Minif}ers, yet the like is to bee Paid (in their degree and place) of' all other Chrif}ians. Generally, it is the Word of God, as appeareth, a.Theffa.8. Whom, God will confunsewith the breath ofhis mouth. But more particularly theymaybe reduced vnto twoheads, Faith and the fruits of San&ification that come from it : for fó o Paul to Timothy, vnder thefe two, comprehendeth all, e z.Tim.z.t8. willinghim to fight that good fight, baning faithand a good confcience. And, r.Tbeff.5.8.Tut on theBreff-plate of Faith, andLow , and for a Helmet,the hopsofSaluation. And, t, Cer. 16. i 3, T4. Watch,Jand in theFaith : Let all your things bee done in loue. In the f Reuelation,they are f . euul.zz.ia. reckoned thefe three ( which cone all vnder the other two) Faith in the blondof the Lambe, as the Shield , the Sword ofthe wordofGod,andconfefon ofChrif},veto the death. Of Faith theApof }le fpeaketh, i.Pet.5.9. whom (that is the Deuil) refifßfiedfafi ira Faith.And i.loh.5.4, 5. 'This 7
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