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perience
which
ire
haue
had
of
the
Lords
af.
/hante.
Plalm.7,7.
136
flow
the
Ch
rlian
being
foiled
may be
raifed.
goodnefl'e,
both
in
others and
in
themfelues
;
for
how
manie
haue
been
caf}
downe
as
well
as
they,and yet
haue in
the
end
been raifed
vp
?
how
many haue
forrowed
and mourned
that
now
reioyce and haue receiued
comfort? how
many haue
taken notable
foiles
and grieuous
falles
in
the
fpirituall
confliEr,and
yet
in
the
end haue
obtained
viororie
?In a
word,
who hath depended
vpon
the Lord,and
hath been
reie6ted
?
who
hath
been trulie humbled,
und
hath not
been comfor-
ted
?
who hath
fought
againfc
their
fpirituall
enemies,and;
hath not by
the
Lords
aflillance ouercome?
And
is
the
Lords
arme
now fhortned,
or
are his mercies come
to
an
end
?
hath
he forgotten to
be gracious, or
hath
hee
Phut vp
his
louing
kindnes
in
difpleafiire
?
Nay
rather
fay
it
is
thine
owne infir-
mitie,
for
the Lord
is
the
fame
hee was,
without
change or
fhadow ofchange,
and
therefore
as
he
hath comforted
and
flrengthened
and
giuen
viá}orie
vnto
others,
fo
will
he
coin
-
fort
and
flrengthen
and giuc
vnto thee
a
famous
vk
ory
over
thy
fpirituall
enemies,ifthou wilt
depend
vpon
him
and
wait
his
Ieafúre..
But
if
this
will
not
comfort
thee when
thou
heard
of
Gods
mercie and
affiflance in
fupporting others, yet at
leaf
let
thine owne
expereinee confirme
thee in the
affirrance
of
Gods
loue and fuccour
:
for, hall
thou
not indured
many
af-
faults
of
thy
fpirituall enemies, and yet thou
fandef
in the
incounter
?
but
I pray
thee
by whole flrength
?
furelie
not
thine owne,for thou art
weake and
fceble,and thine
enemies
Prong
and
mi
ghtie,
and therefore abe to
defroy
thee euery
minute,
ifthe
Lord
did
not
fupport thee by his
almightie
power.Hafl
thou
not
alto receiued many
Poiles,
and
bewrai-
ed
notable corruptions,
and
yet
thou art
not
quite ouer-
throwne
nor (wallowed
vp
by thy
flumes?
And whc
hath
Dre-
ferued thee
?
furelie
not
thy felfe;
for
ifthou
can(
not
fund.
again(
Satan
while(
thou art fighting,
much
leffe
couldef
thou
rile
vp
againe when thou art
caf
downe; but
it
is
the
fpirit
ofthe
Lord
who hath
rai fed
thee
vp
byvnfained repen-
tance,
and
hath renewed thy
f}rength,fo
that
againe thou
art
readie
to withfland
and
refill Satan
and
his
temptations,.
Why
therefore. Thouldef`
thou
feare.Je4. Satan
will
in
the
end