Chri /is people bareavarre tofight. ........ae vow. Ats..*M n. Mogfaslowmat rates purfue himwith deadly fury,and powre out flouds of malice and rageagainfi him. Hell and death are at truce with wickedmen, there is a covenant and agreement betwixt them, Satan boideth his poffeSion in peace :abut when a fironger than hecommeth upon, and overcom- meth him, there is from that time implacable ,venome and hofillity againfl fuch a foule; the malice, power, policie, firatagems, and machianations of Satan ; the lulls and vanities, thepleafures, honours, profits, perfe- cutions, fiownes, flatteries, fiiares of the wicked world the affe&ons, defires, inclinations, deceits of our owne flefhly hearts, will ever plie the fouleofaChriftian, and force it to perpetuall combater. There is in Satan an everlafling enmicie againfl the glory, mercy, and truth of God, again(' the power and my fieryof theGofpel ofChrifi.This maliceofhis exer- cifeth it felfe againfi all thole that have given themfelves to Chriff,whofeKingdome he mightily laboureth to de- molifil : by his power perfecuting it, by his craftineffe andwily infinuations undermining it; by hisvall know- ledge and experience in palliating, altering, mixing, pro- portioning, and meacaringhistemptations and fpirituall wickedneffe in fuchmanner, as that he may fubvert the Church ofChri11,either in thepurity thereof, by corrup- ting thedogrine of Chrifl with herefie, and his worthip " with idolatrie and fivergition; or in the unity thereof, bypeficring it with fchifose and difiraetion ; or in the libertythereof, by bondageof confcience, or in thepro- greffe and inlargement thereof,endevouring to blafi and make fiuideffe the miniflery ofthe Gofpell. And this maliceof Satan is wonderfhlly fer on and encouraged both by thecorruptiortofoirnature,thofe armiesoflufis and affe&ions which fwarrne within us, entertaining, joyning force,andco-operating withall his fuggeflions difheartning, reclaiming, and pulling backe the Ionic when it offers to make any oppofition ; and alfoby the X 2 men, 309 VIIR SE 3. Efay zg. Is% Luke r r. sr.
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