Downame - Puritan-02038 v2

That the world if a mo/l dangerow enewile. tillons paffage and courte of worldlings, but before they cart arriue at the wiflied han'cn,they encounter a thoufand deljerate dangers; one while they are toffed with tempe- (bons Normes oftroubles,croffcs, and vexations; fometime lifted vp with their hopes, as though they fhould touch the heavens; fometime deieelcd and can downe with feare, as though they fhould bee fwallowed in the guile and (as it vvere)hellofdefpaire;nowthey are in danger to dafh again(( the rock es of violence and oppreflion, and Toone after to fplit their Chip vpon the lands oftreacherie and falfehood : fometimes they are carried into an vncouth valines in ha- zard to lofe themfelues in the bywaiesoferror, vnleflè fol- lowing the aduice oftheir,skilfull Pilóts,Godsmeffengers and Miniliebs, they fulfer themfelues to be guided and dire - ded with the Card of Gods word: fometime they are dri, ueu into the (gaits, where they are befet with perils, heere Scylla, there Charybdis, being readie ro fall into the one; whilctl with improvident care they auoid the other.Which beingpafled,their danger is not pan; for thóughthe forme, rocks and lands (pare them,yet are they befet with,ten thou- fand wicked fiends,which like amen pirats are readie to rob thefts of all thole richwares of Gods fpirituall graces,and to enchaine them in their galleys ofendlcffe bondage. Btitfay theyare not encountred with thefe rough dangers ofttott- bles and crofl'es,fay that thcyhaue a faire calme ofprofperi- tie,and a comfortable fhttnlhine of worldly favours; Purely howfoeuer their fecuritie may be much more, yettheir dans ger is not abated, yea rather it is much increafed. For being thus encalmed, they haue neither powernorwill to go. for- ward to the bleffed hauen of eternal' happineffe, but con- trariwife being bewitched with thole Syrens fongs of car - oall.alluringpleafitres, they call thcmfelucsheadlong into the guile ofperditon,they now deuonring them which be- fore allured theih. This damer by another is thus expreffed: Thisworld(iaith he)is to Chr,/lianf a dangerous fea :for at the AmbroGirt fe4 being titrredwithaduerfeflormesdothirzount4loft,audcaar- Rotn.3 feth e tempefi to the paffenQers ; fo the world being maned with the canif f iracie of wicked men, cloth trouble the mindel of the faithfil,.