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into
fame.
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tonic
and
dr.unlcennef
a
Mould
contain
himfelfe from thefe
fìnnes,
ifhe
giue
himfelfe
to
companie
keeping,
and take
his
chiefe
delight
its
pleat
ng
his
tafle
with
the
daintiefl
meates
and
.drinkes: or that
hec
who
is
choicrick
e,
fhould
refraine
from anger, and yet thrufl
himfelfe
into
needleffe
contro-
uerfes,and
hot
contentions
:
or
for him
thatislafciuious to
abflaine
from,vncleanneffe, and
yet frequent
vnchafl compa-
nie,reade.wantonbookes,
view obfcene
fpeelacles,vfe
ftlthie
communication, and
pamper himfelfe
in
gluttonic and
drunkenneffe.
In
a
word, we
cannot auoide
any fume,
vt
leffe
wee alfo
flee
and
fhunne
the
occafions
and meanes
thereof;
and
therefore let
vs
bee
as
carefull
and
watchfull
in
theone
as
the other,or
elfe
wee fhall mofl certainely
lofe
our
labours.
Secondlie,
ifwee
would
not
fall
into greater
finnes,wee
mutt
alfo
make confcience
of
thofe which
are
leffe
;
and
The feeond
thinke with our
felues
that
no finne
is
(mall, feeing
the lean
meanes,to
deferueth
the
anger
of
God
and euerlafling death
other,
nceoftheleaft
wife
if
wee
willinglieintertaine
euenfinall.corruption% we
Panes.
lu
all
at length
make
no
confcience
_of
heinous tranfgreffi-
ons;andthefe
little
theeues
being let
in
will
in
time.fet wide.
open the doore
of
our hearts,
that the greatefl
and groffefl
may
eafilie
enter,
and
fo
robbe
and fpoile
vs
of
all
grace
and..
goodnef
e.
Thirdly,let
vs
continually
.ílánd
upon our
guard,
.careful-
lywatching
ouer our owne
hearts,that
we
be not
firrprifed
The
third
at
vnawares; for thoufands
are the,
baites which
are
laid to
meaner,is
cofl
intrap
vs,
and tenne
thoufand fnares.dothSatatiilay to
in--
tiandvt
eto
tangle vs; and
therefore
itbehooueth.vs,to
.
lookenarrowly
and
to
oar
..?ies,
and
to bee
aiwaics
as
readieto
giue
Satan the.
repulfe,
as
he
to
makethe
encounter.
And
confidering.
that
ifwe
doe
not
affault
finne,
it
will
moll
fitrelie
Pet
upon vs,
and at
one
time
or
other
will giue
vs
the
folle
if
wee
onelie
lie at
warde,
and neuer
offer
blow againfi
this
our
enemie;
therefore
it
behooueth
euery
Chriftia
n
fouldier,not
onely
to
giue
finne
a
repulfe,
but
alfo
to wound it
in
the head, and
beáte
it.downe,
that it
may not. againe
affault
him,
or at