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Reafettmóuingv $tofight aping the world. it, to turtle from the holie commandement gitten unto. them, &c. 5.Sehi.9. The fourth argument to incourage vs to this fight againíl The fourth tea. the world and worldly vanities, is ouraflìrred hope of ob. fis taken from taming vietorie: forhowfoeuer (as bath been !hewed) the oMranàredhope IA Id is a malitious, politikc, and puiffant enemie, and we ofvifïorie. (beingconfidered in our felues) are altogether vnable to makerefifiance, feeing our nature is weake, and our forces fraile,aod which is worfi ofall,that wecke ftrength we haue bclngdtuided,.and dull! warres at home, our felues conten- ding againf} our felues, and the flefh which is our greater and ffiongerpart, rebelling and lulling agalrnil the fpirir, and traiterouflyióyning with the wotld :to worke our ouer. throw : yet being by a liuely faith knit veto Chrifl,,affïfled with his fpirìr, and armed at all points with the fpiritnall ar- mour ofhis thnd }ifying and falling graces,there is no doubt of getting vidlurie. For wedoe fight againíl -but a conque- red enenrie; whom Chrill alreadie bath fubdued,not onely for hinzfel£e,butalfo for all vs that are true members of his bodie. And this argument of incouragement -our Sauiour Ioh.16.33. vfetb, Ioh. 16 .33.Intheuerld(faithhe)yefhall haueaffl¡tflion, hat he of goad comfort Iham. ouercometheworld.Yea this con- quellChrifobtai.nedatan high rate, for heganehislife to free vs from the worlds thraldom, as.theApoftle witneffeth, Gal.t.4. Gal. r.4. which gaste htmfelfe for our tinnes, that he might de- litter vs from thisprefeitt mill world. And therefore hailing fo dearely bought this vidlorie,and our'freedome, he will not fuller his pains to be.fpeiitin vaine,buthauingall power in heauen and earth eommietedvnto him, he will glue vs alfo ffrength to uuereo+ne,ifwe will lay hold on Chriliby faith, profeffe our felues his fotddiers and feruants, and valiantly fight vnder his flanderd, againft thefe fpirituall enemies of our faluation. And this comfort and incouragement the A- po(lle John gitteth vs: All (faith he) that ùloor,sg of Gadoiler- comomesh the world, andthis is thevifforie that ouercommeth the world oxen our faith.who is it that ouereommetb theWorld, a ioh, 5.4 S: but he that beleeueth that leftist is the forme . of God? i.Ioh. verfq.;y, . The