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Secondlie, hereby appeareth
the wicked
prat
ife
of
the
enemies
of
Gods truth, who
take from
Gods
people this
fword
of
the Spirit,
which the
Lordhath
giuen
vnto
all
for
their
defence.
Neither doth
the Apoflle in this place
exhort
onelie the Clergie to take this weapon,
but
all
Chriflians
whatfoeuer, who
are
affaulted
with their fpirituall
enemies
:
but
they
notwithflanding
confpiring
with
Satan
to
worke
the ouerthrow
ofGods
Church,
depriue
them
of
the
vfe
of
the
fword
of
the fpirit, the
word
ofGod,
and
fo
betray them
into
the power
of
Satan
being
able
to
make
no
ref
fla
nce,
when their
chiefe weapon
is
taken
from
then
i.
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CHAP.
XVI.
Of
He lati and
chiefe meanes
wherby
we may
both 5
r.
defend our felues and offend our enemie,
is
Fph.6.
is.
feruent
and effeaual
prayer,which
the
Apoflle
That prayer is
exhorteth
vs
to
vfe,Eph.6.i8,find
pray
alwaies
the meanes
of
'11lblarit19
&c. The
neceffitie and
profitofwhich
ex.
obtain
ce,ands
ercife
is
exceeding
great
in this fpirituall
combat,
becaufe
t
éfre
of
tbe
thereby
we doe
obtaine
all
our
flren
th
to fight,
and
vi6tor
g
y
jpirituall ar-
alfo ouer
our enemies. For
firíl
wee
cannot endure the leali
mcur.
of
fault
ofSatan
by our
ovine
arength,
vnlefíe
wee be
armed
with
the power
ofGods
might,as before
haue
fhewed.And
the
Lords alliílance,whereby ouely we
can
ouercome,is
ob-
tained by
camel
and
effeeluall
prayer, according
to
that
Pfal.
So.
i S.Call
upon
mein
the
day
of
trouble;
,fo
will
I
deliuer
Pfal-m.pa.
r
thee,an4 thou
fhalt
glorifie
mee.
And our
Sauiour
prefcribeth
vs
this meanes
to
free
our
felues
from
temptation, or
at
leafi
from
being
ouercome by
them, by crauing the Lords
affi-
flance,faying,
Leade
vs
not into remptation,but deliuer
vs
from
M
4tth
6.r1.
euili,
Matth
6.i
3.So
hee
exhorteth
his difciples
vnto
prayer,
left
they Jhould
enter
into temptation.
Luk.2 2.40.46.
Luk,22.406
Secondly,we cannot
obtaine the fpirituall armour
(before
defcribed)by
any
meanes
of
our
owne,
but
thofe graces
of
Gods
Spirit
are his
gifts,fromwhom
euery
good
and
perfeì
gift