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Promiïer
made
to
!Jaffe
that
fight.
Apoc.s.
&
I.
t.Cor.s.9.
Rom.6.
ng.
4.SetJ.
3.
The
honor
that
will
accompa-
nie
our
v4
ioty
.
Z2
Reafoits to
encourage
vs
to
fight
thisffrirituallconfïiff.
if
not in
the whole
courfe
of
their
hues, yet at the houre
of
death when
as
they
(hall
be
able
to make no
refinance.
Secondly,
if
we
fight
againf}
thefe
enemies
and valiantly
ouercotne, the
Lord
bath promifed
to
giue
vs
to
Bate
of
the
tree
oflife
which
is
in
Paradife,
and
the Manna
that
is
hid,
and
that
he
will write our
naines in the
book oflife,Apoc.a.
and
3.
that
is,he
will
in
this
life bef}ow on
vs
all his fpiritual
graces, and
in
the
life
to
come replenifh
vs
with
fuch
toyes
as
neither
eie
bath
faene.
nor eareheard,nor
heart of
man
conceitaeà,
I.Cor,2.9.
Let
vs
therefore
l
}rice
that
we
may
ouercotne,
Nam
breuis
eft
labor,prxmium
ver? ¿ternum
:
Our labour
is
but fhort,but
our
reward (hall be eternall.On the other
fide,
if
wee confider Satans
pay which he giueth vnto
his
foul
diers,w-e
(hall find
that
it
is
nothing but
the
pleafures
of
fin
for
a
lcafon,and
in the
:end
euerlafling death and
def}ru6}ion
ofbodie
and
foule
:
For
the
wages
of
gime
is
death,
as
it
is
Rom.6.2
3.
Who
therefore
is fo
flothfull and cowardly
that
would not be encouraged, to fight the
Lords battailes
a-
gainí}
our fpirituall enemies,
with
fuch promifes made
by
who
is
truth
it
felfe
and cannot
deceiue vs?
Who
is fo
defperate
and foole-hardie
as
to fight vnder
Satans
banner,
feeing
the
pay
which
he
giueth
is
euerlafling
death, and
vt,-
ter
confufion
?
The third
reafon
to
moue
vs
to this
fight,
is
the honour
which will accompanie this
vi9orie
:
for
if
earthly fouldiers
will
purchafe
honour with the
lofíe
oflife,
which
is
nothing
elfe
but
the commendation
ofthe
Prince,or
applaufe
ofthe
vaine
pebple;what hazard
fhuld
we
not vndergo
in
fighting
the
fpirituall
combat,
feeing our
grand
Captaine the
Lord
ofhof}s,and
infinit
multitudes
of
bieffed
Angels looke vpon
vs
and
behold
our combat, whole
praife
and
approbation
is
our
chiefe felicitie
?What
peril
fhould
we
feare,to obtaine
a
crowne
of
glorie
which
is
promifed
to
all
that
ouercome,
and
to
become
heires apparent
of
Gods kingdome
?
On
the
other
fide,the
fhamc
and
confufion
efface
which (hall
otter
-
take
them who
cowardly
forfake
the Lords
flandard
and
yeèld vnto Satan,
when
as
they
(hall
not
dare
to
looke
the
Lord
in the
face
vthofe
caufe
they
haue betraied,
fhould
fettle