51$ The Souk; tffeffurallcallingtoChrift. viour, deftrtt to winnow thee : Now that Chrift aimed at, was that hewouldwinnow hitfaith, and Chrift laboured to fortifie that,for faith he, Ihave prayed that thy faith fate not as if he had laid, if faith holds, all holds : the Devil' fights neith er againft fmall nor great, but onelyagain faith ; hedeales withfaith,as oneenemy dothwith ano- ther in the field in fight one againft another ; if the enemy perceive that there is fome cattle, or forne trench, to which the contrary fide have re- fort upon all occafìons, all their aiming is tocut off their patfage & the bridge, that theymaynot come to the fhelter, and then they can conquer them, andprevaile againft them as they lift. This is an ordinary care that one enemy bath againft another : So Satan deales with the foule, bee ea61y perceives that the Lord Jefus Chrift, and his promifes, are the cattle ofa diftrefï'ed foule ; they are the trenches wherein the foule may re- frefh it felfe,and finde fuccour upon all occafions. NowSatan labourstocut off the paflage ofcon- fidence, and take away the bridge of beleefe, whenWee hinders a man from rating ar.dbelec- ving inChrift, he cutshim from comming tohis flicker and caftle,therefore hecan prevaileagainft himas bee pleafe. Therefore let the foule beefo much the morewary toprevent there hindrances, becaufe Satan is fo carefull and watchful' to lay hindrances in the way,and to fortifie all fides that we may notbeleeve in Chrift ; this is the greateft labour ofSatan, tohinder us, let it bee our Brea- teft endevour toatraine it. Now
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