Epikofs. Pad toTitru. CHAP. a. tq.. tall and eternal!, which entred into the worldby finne: hence commech 5=3 the torment and flingofa guilty confcience;hence is the (inner haunted with the horror ofGods dreadful! iud gement , and the bell fruit of the bell mens firmer is (battle and forrowe, euenwhere God raifcth vp to re- i pentance. `Life. t. NO hence the miferable elateof fach men as are out of MiQtsbte. Chriti,in whom fin yet raigneth :for there are chained in ignorance , re- bellion, contempt ofGod,and his word,are fnared withmanifold lulls,1 w o re oinne bound hand and foote already > and nothing remaineth, but the cafling ; they h,ucno of them into thefire : for they are yet in their (vines ; which oneword salt in chi, re. d:mpuon. finne (faith Luther) comprehendethGods euerlafling wrath and the }wholekingdome ofthe deuill. Andyet examples there be in theworld of (uch,who byall Gods arrowcs andplaguts lent againll them,caenoe :come .to iec their miferable bondage to and by fin : the which if it made Paul , who was in Chrift an auncient beleeuer to crieout , Oh miferable Rm.,.as. ntan, whofbU dehisce mefront thebelieofdeath ! what cau le haue fuch to exclaime upon chemfclues as moll wretched , whole bonds are not loo- fed as Pauls,but binding themcucry day furelier then other ouer tode- flruaion. Vfe.x.Seeingby finne weput our (clues vnder fuch flauery , asboth it (elfe and Satan play the tyrants oucrvs, we muli take that counfell ,Let Rom.c.t, not finite rattle inJewmortal' bodie, but daily lecke and flriue to expel! D°Vluh fin the tyrant ; and if that will not be done , aime at the weakning of his t,nt. forccs,obferuing tbefe dire6t ons. i. Take from him his moil dange- i rout weapons,by fubduing thy owne corruptions, which ate his Samp- Ions locks, wherein his greatelt flrength lyeth. a. Banifh all his friends, 2 abetters,alliance; as all appearancesof cuill,and o:calions,fuch wicked companie, counfell,idleneffe, &c. which are finnes fupporters. 3. 3 Preuent thewiles snd policiesof this tyrant ; for he isof a ferpentine, creeping, and infinuatitie nature; finne hathmany fetches for it °woe fortification , as falle ioyes, falfe fearer, falfepleafures, falle profits : by there wearies if we take not great heed, it will come withinvs, and we (hall be too weake to dole with it. if the Apofilc Paul confeffe that fin (educed him,how hadweweaklings,necd to furni(h our fillies with.fer- peutine wifedomeagainll the deceicfulneff, of finne ? 4. Neuer offer 4 conditions ofpeace with hirn,be nor content that he hauea little roome in thy hearr,(asmany,becaufe they(avant be without fnne,,make (mall matters of tech grof(e finites as the ((urn Nill not dwell with, and they contentedly forbcaretodifeaìe them ) but arme thee againll the begin- nings,flop.the occa(ions,andpatfages: But if for want of watchfulneffe hehaue made forne entrance, andeucsoched on thee , (lay not toparty ard
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