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f
Satan.r
firength.
-
3',
nipotent
power
of
God,
this may
ferue ás a
ffrong reafon
to
fftrengthen
our faith in the
affurance
of vióorie;
efpeciallie
confidering
that
the
Lord
is
not
only
omnipotent
in
power,
but
alfo in
reípea
of
his
will
mofl
readie
to
aide and fupport
vs
in
all
our
confli
s.,
For he
bath
promifed
vs,
that
we
íhal
not
be
tempted aboue our
po*er,for
heWilgiue
a
good
iffuetothe
a,Cor.
io,
I.
temptation,
though
the
beginning
andmiddle
are
dangerous
and
troublefome,i,Cor.io.i
3.
He hath promifed,
that
ifwe
will
but
refill
the diuell,wee
(hall
put him
to flight,Iam.4.7.
Iam.4.7.
Though
therefore
in
our
felues
wee
are
very weake,
yet
God
will
aflifhvs
in this
combat, which
as
well concerneth his
owne glorie
as
our
good,
and
being
armed
with
his
power,
the
gates
ofhell
cannot
preuaile
againft
vs.
Well
may
the
1,;ord
fuffer vs
to
take
a
foile,that therebylearning to know
our owne
weakenes,wee may
the
more carefully
ref+
on
his
power, and more
earneflly crauehis aflìflance,
but
then hee
will
raife
vs
vp
though
wee
be neuer
fo
feeble; for the more
apparent our
infirmities are,
the
more cleerely will
the
om-
nipotent
power
of
the Lord (bine vnto
all
the
world, when
by
his helpe we
haue
obtained
viaorie.
Would
we therefore
ref Satans force
and
firength
?
then
4.S'0.5,,`
let
vs
not
goe armed in
our owne
power,for
we
are
fo
weak
-
ifvve
vvill
ned with
finne
and corruption,
that
we
are
not
able-e6
with-
ouercome
a
vve-
fiand
his
leaf
t
affault
;
but
defpairing in our
ovine
abilitie let
`;
vvheUy
'
vs.
relieour
felues
wholly on the
Lord :for
we
are
/lreñgthened
Lord.
reareoxthe
with
all
might through
his
glorious
power,
as
it
is
Col;
a..I
i
.and
Cola.
i
r,
though
in our
felues
wee
are
able
to
doe
nothing, yet
we
are
able
to
doe
all
things
through
the
helpe
of
Chrifl
which
ílrengthe
neth
vs,
as
it
is
Phil.4.13.Ofour
felues
we
are
not
able
to
en-
Phil.4,
r
3.
dure
the
leaf{
incounter
of
our
fpirituall enemies,
but
yet
if
we
truft
in
the
Lord,
he
zrillgiue
vs
via.orie through
le
fus
r,Cor.ïf
57e
Chrif$,
r.Cor,
r
5.57.
And
hence
it
is
that
the
Apoffle
prepa-
ring
vs
for
this
fpirituall
combat,
doth
exhort
vs
to
be
flrong
Rom.8.37.
in
the
Lord,and
in
the
power
of
hismight;
and
to
put
on
the
whole
armour of
cl
od,that
we
may
be
able to
f
and
againfl the affaults
Ephef.6.
io.íz.
of
the
dinell,
Ephef.6.
Bo.
i
i
.
_If
therefore wee
would be
fafely
prote6led
from
the
furie
of
Satans
power, let
vs
not
oppofe
againfl
it
our owne
Rrength,for
then
furely
we
Thal
be ouer-
come,.