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Oftbemanner ofSatansfa3ht.
93'
e...o_.
CHAP.
XXI.
Of
the
mariner
o
f
Satans
fight.
Nd
fo
much
concerning
Satans f}ratagems
and
warlike
policies.
Now
let
vs
confider
of
the
manner
of
his
fight.In which we
are
fir[}
to
ob
ferue
that
it
is
roof}
cruel!
and cowardly, for
he
obferueth no
complements
of
true valour,
but
then
mot}
violently atfaulteth
vs
whé
we are
leaf}
prouided;
if
he
cannot
preuaile
when
we
are
waking,he will
fet
vpon
vs
while
we are
fleeping
;
ifhe
cannot hurt
vs
when
we
are
rea-
die
in
the
field
armed
with
the compleat armour
of
a
Chri-
flian,the girdle
ofverity,the
brcaf}
-plate
ofrighteoufnes,the
fhield
offaith,the
(word
ofthe
fpirit,
&c.he
wil watch
a
time
when
he
can
fpie
vs
vnarmed, and
then
hewill
alfaile
vs;ifhe
cannot
ouercome
vs
in
the time
of prof
critie, when
God
bath
hedged
vs
in
with
his
bleflìngs,
as
it
is
lob i
r
o.
he
wilt
Watch
till
wee
be call
dowse with
fome
aduerftie,
and
then
he
will
Isy
load
on
vs
whilet}
we
are
under foote;-and
where-
as all
our
hope
ofvicorie
is
in
the Lords
affîílance, bee
will
perfwade
vs
to
yeeld
vnto him,
for
as
much
as
the
Lord
is
become our enemie.
Now
if
wee
would
refit}
Satan, wee
muff
fo
prepare-our
felues
that
he
doe
not hurt
vs
by this
his
daf}ardly
fight.
See-
ing
therefore
he vfeth
to let
vpon
vs
on
all
aduantages,wee
are
alwaiesto
be
fo
prouided
as
that
we giue
him no
aduan-
tage; being
awake,wee
are
alwaies to
f}and
vpon our
guard,
.
readie armed
with
the graces
ofGods
fpirit;being to
fleepe,
we
are
to
delire
the
Lord to watch
ouer
vs,
and
to command'
hisangels to pitch
their
tents
about
vs,that
fo
we may be
de-
fended from
Satans
furie;
feeing hee
is
readie
to
affault vs
when
he
Teeth vs
difarrned,we
are alwaies
to
keepe
the
coat-
armour
of
a
Chriflian
buckledvntovs:laí}li
feeing
in
the
time
ofprofperitie
he
is-
readie
to
pufffe
vs
vp
with pride,and
in the time
of
aduerfitie
to plunge
vs
into
defpaire, Iet vs
humble
our
felues.
when
God
exaltsys, by thinking
of
our
yaworthines
That
Salas
obJerueth no
complements
eftrut
valear,
rob
Lack: