Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

The dangeroufnes ofworldiyprofperitie. 43 ciallÿ in our florifhing profperitie, becaufe (as bath been rot, witch m (hewed) this enemie is much more dangerous, and wee, carman in the through our retchlefie fecuritie, and carnal) lone ofearthly time of profie- things,ïnuch more vnable to make refinance. To this pur- ritie. pole one faith,that when theperfectttion ofenemies ceafeth,our Gregor.hb.go, heart is much morevigilantly to be obferued: for in the time of hionul,hom 3 s. peace whilefl we haste libertie to line, )bee take Irbertie.tlfa to ca- uet,and compare our ambitious ends. The which was praElifed by another as himfelfe profeffeth t Ifear, no slue (faith he) profperitie then aduerfirie ; for profperitie waked) me with his Bernard.me4 fweerne, retchleffe, andfodecetueth me; bet aduerfîtiebecaatfetattapJ4. tt hath fome mix sure of bitterns,) ke vaplea %ant potions, make, me fe arefu/l and fufpitioun. Whole pra6life let vs afro follow, caging afide carnal! fecurity,and carefully arming our felues again( the tentations of profperitie, which are pleafantly peruicious,and mofa hurt vs,when they molldelight vs,and fame to threaten lean danger. Now if wee would know how to fight againfi this enemie,where ourchicle firength lieth,and what are the ben weapons to be vied for the ob- taining of vi&orie, wee muff confider that the Chriflian champion mull not undertake this combat, nor enter the lifts in his owne name,but(as Amid againfl Goliah)we mull come out again( him in the name of the Lord; we mull not relie vpon our owne flrength,but vpon the Lords affiflance, and vpon the power of his might, through which alone we- are inabled to ouercome;neithermull our comfort and con- fidence be grounded vpon any conceit,that wee are able in our felues to fubdue this enemie, but in this,that our Cap - taine Ictùs Chrifl hath ouercome him for vs. And this mull make vs to flie unto himby carnal and dffeéluall prayer, de- firing the helpe and aflìflance of his holy fpirit, whereby we may bee deliuered in the day of tentation, and may haue thefe worldly lufls killed and crucified in vs. With which our prayerswee mull ioyne a'Chriflian care b;Seîi. t2. to arme vs for the fight, not with Sans carnal( armmour, for ttero Kc arcfaiel this being vnfitand comberfome, will rather betray vs to torcftl the tee- the enemie,thendefend vs from his force; but with the fpi- +41'0,30íp'0- " rituali armour of a Chrillian, wen the gifts and graces of0 f Gods