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tie
Chri
f
mien
being
foiled
n,9'
be
raifed.
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gainfl vs;
and
the greater
our weaknes
is,the fitter
occafion
(hall the
Lord
haue offfhewing
his
omnipotentpower
in
gi-
uing
vs
vi
&
&orie.
But
if
having bewraied thine infirmities, and
gotten
a fforrordare
;
folle
in
the
fpirituall
confliel,thou
prefently be difcouraged aid
defpaire,,
and
defpaire ofviC6orie,furely
it
is
a manifell
fi.gne
that thou
I
"in
uer
diddea
truf
'too
little
in Gods Alliance, and too
much
in
o
ardrff
d
nm
thine
owne
firength,
which
becaufeithath
failed,
thou
hall
in God,and
call
away
all
hope
:
and
the
greater thy
horror
and
defpaire
fefe-confi
is
which followeth thy
fall,
the
greater
was
thy
felfe- confi-
donee,
.dence,and
the
leffe
thy
affiance
in
God.
For he
that altoge-
ther:relieìh upon the
Lords aflìaance,and wholly
diflrutleth
his
owne
fhength,when
he falleth
in
the time
of
temptation,
is
not
much
a
onifhed with any
great wéder,knowing
that
through
his
owns
infirmi tie
and weakenes,hec
is
moll apt
to
fall when
God
leaueth him to
himfelfc
;
neither
is
he
vtterly
difcouraged
&
ouerwhelmed with
defpaire,
as
though now
there
were
no
means
to
(land in
the
fpirituall combate,
and
to
obtaine
viilorie
;
but
hating
and with
a
peaceable
and
quiet
forrow
mourning
fèr
his
Gnne,becaufe
thereby
he
hath
difhonored
his
God,&
offended his diuine
maieflie,he
doth
not
abate
his
hope;
but with le%
confidence
in
himfelfeand
more
confidence in
God,
lice
revues
the fight
again1
his
fpirituall enemies,with vndaüted courage;
knowing
that
the
Lord
in whom
he
trufeth
and wholly relieth will
neuer faile
him. And therefore
let
vs
no more
refl
in
our
felues,
if
euer
we would enjoy the
peace
of
confcience, or
would haue any
affuranceof the Lords ailîtlance;
for
he will be
all
in
all,nei-
ther can
hee
abide any (haring
in
the
glorie
of
the vielorie
:
and
therefore
fo
long
as
wee
trufl
in
our owne
flrength, and
fight
with
our
owrie
forces, hee will
withdraw
his
helpe,
till
our
often falles
and
foiles haue
taught
vs
to know
our
owne
infirmities
and
corruptions,that
fo
4iefpairing
wholly
incur
owne flrength, wee
may peaceably refl upon
his
almightie
powcr,and
promifed
afl'iflance.
Lathy, let
thofe who
are
trulie humbled
in
regard
of
4.Seéi.i2.
thofe
foiles
which they reeeiue
in
the fpiritual
confliC},com-
The
lafi
echo*
fort
themfelues
by the
experience
ofGods
loue,
care,
and
larwn,tacice
y
p
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the ex-