Of
Desperation
.
CHAPTER
.
I.
The
first
Chapter
conteyning
the
Definition
,
and
Diuision
of
Desperation
.
M
.
T.
Cicero
,
that
most
worthy
Father
of
the
Romane
eloquence
,
was
of
that
minde
,
Mine
iniquitie
is
greater
then
can
be
pardoned
.
Genes.
4.13
.
Thus
it
being
made
plaine
and
easie
what
Desperation
is
,
by
these
aforesayd
Definitions
,
it
followeth
in
the
next
place
,
(
to
proceede
after
the
same
order
that
the
sayd
Cicero
vsed
)
that
I
speake
of
diuision
of
Desperation
;
which
I
likewise
find
and
reade
to
be
of
two
kindes
:
Tela
praeuisa
minus
nocent
)
of
this
most
subtill
and
deadly
strat●geme
,
concerning
this
most
dongerous
and
fatall
assaulting
engine
,
of
the
arch-enemie
of
our
soules
,
this
deepe
Despaire
,
and
diuellish
soule-poyson
,
I
haue
thought
good
by
the
penning
of
this
short
Treatise
,
to
put
my selfe
and
others
in
remembrance
of
these
three
poyntes
;
CHAP.
II.
The
second
Chapter
,
wherein
is
described
how
haynous
greeuous
,
hurtfull
,
and
pernitious
,
the
sinne
of
Desperation
is
.
IN
sundry
and
manifold
places
of
holy
Scriptures
are
we
taught
,
God
is
faythfull
:
faythfull
in
his
wordes
,
and
true
in
all
his
promises
:
All
the
promises
of
God
are
Yea
and
Amen
:
Reue.
1.5.3
.
Yea
moreouer
,
God
is
carefull
for
the
Faythfull
,
and
hath
promised
to
be
their
God
,
and
they
shall
be
his
people
.
It
is
thy
duetie
therefore
,
ô
man
!
to
doe
God
this
honour
,
to
beleeue
without
all
wauering
,
doubting
,
or
despayring
;
that
God
hath
both
Power
and
Will
to
do
all
thinges
that
he
promiseth
,
S.
Augustine
sayd
of
Iudas
the
traytor
,
S.
Augustine
his
opinion
)
was
a
more
greeuous
sinne
,
then
his
treason
in
the
betraying
of
his
Maister
.
Whereunto
agreeth
S.
Iero.
Magis
inquit
offendit
deum
Iudas
in
hoc
quod
desperando
seipsum
suspendit
,
quam
in
hoc
quod
deum
tradidit
.
Desperatio
enim
reddit
hominem
maledictum
,
&
protectione
dei
indignum
.
S.
Ierome
)
more
offended
God
herein
,
that
in
despaire
he
hanged
himselfe
,
then
in
that
he
betraied
his
Lord
and
Maister
:
For
Desperation
maketh
a
man
accursed
,
and
vnworthy
Gods
protection
.
And
thus
likewise
Cain
his
despayring
in
Gods
mercie
after
his
murther
committed
,
was
a
more
greeuous
sinne
,
then
the
shedding
of
his
brother
Abel
his
blood
:
For
to
adde
Despayre
to
former
sinnes
,
is
to
draw
sinne
after
sinne
as
it
were
with
Cartroopes
,
to
heape
sinne
vpon
sinne
,
to
fulfill
the
measure
of
iniquitie
,
and
so
to
purchase
swift
and
most
certaine
damnation
.
It
is
in
deede
the
fashion
and
olde
wont
of
Sathan
,
And
yet
such
as
these
are
the
perswasions
,
and
temptations
of
the
Diuell
,
to
a
man
whole
barking
conscience
continually
pangeth
and
plagueth
him
for
his
sinnes
.
Such
as
these
are
the
fruites
of
the
most
monstrous
sinne
of
Desp●aring
of
Gods
mercy
and
grace
.
May
not
he
be
accounted
worse
than
mad
,
that
is
to
forwarde
and
ready
to
yeeld
vnto
,
And
finally
,
seeing
that
it
chaungeth
temporall
griefe
into
eternall
griefe
,
and
the
panges
of
conscience
into
the
paines
of
hell
for
euer
.
And
thus
is
verified
that
saying
of
Saint
Bernard
,
Desperatio
auget
peccatum
,
Desperatio
maior
est
omnibus
peccatis
,
Desperatio
peior
est
omni
peccato
:
This
is
a
thousand
times
worse
then
the
daungerous
rocke
Scilla
,
against
which
so
many
poore
Mariners
haue
dashed
their
Shippes
,
Sidrach
,
Misa●h
,
and
Abean●go
,
the
true
Seruantes
and
worshippers
of
the
onely
true
and
euerliuing
God
,
to
be
cast
in
.
This
is
that
incurable
remedilesse
,
and
desperate
sore
wounde
and
m●ladie
,
which
the
Prophets
of
God
Ieremie
and
Micheas
,
Ozeas
.
Trust
in
the
Lord
,
and
do
good
,
trust
in
God
in
the
first
place
,
and
doing
good
in
the
second
:
trusting
in
God
,
goeth
before
as
the
Mistris
,
and
doing
good
,
followeth
and
attendeth
on
as
the
Hand-mayde
.
For
as
it
is
sayd
,
Spes
alit
agricolas
,
were
it
not
for
Hope
,
the
Husband
mans
heart
would
burst
;
Hope
nowrisheth
his
heart
:
Euen
so
Dispaire
and
Diffidence
,
or
distrust
in
God
,
is
a
Stepmother
to
well
doing
,
and
draweth
backe
from
doing
good
;
according
to
the
saying
of
a
learned
Writer
vpon
the
sayd
37.
Psalme
,
And
now
let
this
suffize
briefly
to
giue
a
taste
how
great
and
greeuous
hurtfull
and
pernicious
this
sinne
of
Desperation
is
.
CHAPTER
.
III.
The
third
Chapter
conteyning
the
chiefest
and
most
principall
causes
of
Desperation
.
THat
memorable
and
notable
saying
of
S.
Gregorie
in
one
of
his
Homilies
,
mooueth
mee
to
thinke
,
and
heere
to
commit
it
to
writing
,
that
one
cause
of
Desperation
,
and
not
the
least
,
but
rather
the
primarie
and
principall
cause
of
all
other
,
aryseth
from
the
subtile
,
cunning
,
and
cosoning
counsaile
,
inducement
,
perswasion
,
and
allurement
of
the
Diuell
:
for
sayth
S.
Grigorie
,
S.
Gregorie
in
most
manifest
and
plaine
wordes
describe
,
and
decipher
the
Diuell
himselfe
to
be
the
author
,
and
so
consequently
the
chiefest
causer
,
and
cause
,
of
this
horrible
soule
murthering
Disperation
;
and
heere
also
doth
he
set
downe
by
what
steps
and
degrees
hee
bringes
and
leades
a
poore
carelesse
wretched
man
into
Despaire
.
Now
consider
this
moreouer
,
that
if
Sathan
that
archenemie
of
mans
wel-fare
,
Christ
Iesus
himselfe
,
Christ
Iesus
and
his
merites
,
or
rather
so
willingly
,
wittingly
,
and
seeingly
,
hast
thou
vilipended
,
and
contemned
them
;
and
so
obstinatly
,
carelesly
,
and
desperately
,
troden
them
vnder
foote
,
that
euen
as
thou
hitherto
hast
made
no
reckoning
of
God
,
and
hast
not
opened
the
doore
of
thy
heart
to
receiue
him
,
and
giue
him
entertainement
when
he
stoode
without
&
knocked
to
be
letten
in
there
;
so
now
God
will
requite
thee
with
legetalionis
,
with
like
for
like
:
hee
will
make
no
reckoning
of
thee
,
hee
will
not
open
his
eares
vnto
thee
when
thou
cryest
vnto
him
,
hee
will
not
let
thee
haue
though
thou
aske
,
hee
will
not
let
thee
finde
though
thou
seeke
,
hee
will
not
open
vnto
thee
though
thou
knocke
.
Behold
now
art
thou
tossed
like
waues
of
the
Sea
,
thy
Fayth
wauereth
betweene
Hope
&
Dread
,
and
therefore
canst
thou
receiue
nothing
at
the
Lordes
handes
:
with
these
and
infinite
such
like
disputations
,
will
Sathan
set
vpon
,
&
vexe
the
very
elect
of
God
,
to
bring
them
(
if
it
were
possible
)
to
Desperation
.
And
if
the
elect
shall
be
thus
fitted
,
(
as
Peter
was
)
in
what
case
then
shall
the
wicked
and
reprobate
be
?
CHAPTER
.
IIII.
Christ
Iesus
himselfe
speaking
against
the
Saduces
,
CHAPTER
.
V.
THe
third
Cause
of
Desperation
is
the
great
seruitude
or
bondage
of
sinne
:
Iohn
8.34
.
And
the
wofull
and
hurtfull
effectes
of
sinnes
,
are
the
procurements
of
Gods
cursses
and
plagues
vpon
bodyes
,
Deut
28.
Leuit.
26.
Sinne
hardeneth
the
heart
.
Heb.
3.13
.
It
fighteth
against
the
Soule
.
1.
Pet.
2.11
.
It
gnaweth
and
tormenteth
the
conference
.
1
Sam.
25.31
.
And
so
bringeth
men
into
the
most
damnable
gulfe
of
Desperation
,
wherein
multitudes
of
Worldlinges
,
Matcheuillians
,
●picures
,
and
impious
Atheistes
are
dayly
implunged
,
and
irreuocably
drowned
for
euer
.
CHAPTER
.
VI.
Math.
7.13
.
Strait
is
the
gate
,
and
narrow
is
the
way
that
leadeth
vnto
life
,
and
few
there
be
that
finde
it
.
And
againe
out
of
Math
20.16
.
Many
are
called
,
but
few
are
chosen
.
And
againe
out
of
Luke
13.24
.
S●r●
e
to
enter
in
at
the
straite
gate
,
for
many
,
Lay
vnto
you
,
will
seeke
to
enter
in
,
and
shall
not
be
able
:
All
which
places
do
plainely
teach
,
that
few
shall
be
saued
;
for
in
bidding
to
striue
to
enter
in
,
Christ
giueth
vs
to
vnderstand
that
it
is
not
an
easie
matter
,
but
a
matter
that
requireth
great
strife
,
paynes
,
and
earnest
diligence
against
the
World
,
the
Flesh
,
and
the
Diuell
.
Vpon
these
considerations
,
CHAPTER
.
VII
.
CHAP.
VIII
.
CHAPTER
.
I.
The
first
Chapter
concerning
the
Remedies
against
the
temptations
and
assaultes
of
Sathan
,
being
the
first
spe●i●●l
cause
of
Desperation
,
before
intre●●ed
of
in
Chap.
3.
TO
meete
with
the
dangerous
and
manifold
temptations
of
Sathan
,
that
great
enemie
of
mankinde
,
wherewith
he
continually
after
other
sinnes
first
committed
,
laboreth
to
bring
vs
into
the
deepe
gulph
of
Desperation
;
It
shall
not
be
amisse
,
nay
rather
it
shall
be
our
best
course
and
remedie
,
to
learne
and
practise
that
most
sure
,
safe
,
and
excellent
counsaile
,
which
the
holy
Ghost
giueth
by
those
two
worthy
Apostles
of
our
Sauiour
Christe
S.
Paule
and
S.
Iam●s
:
S.
Paul
sayth
,
Put
on
the
whole
armour
of
God
,
that
yee
may
be
able
to
stand
against
the
assaultes
of
the
Diuel
&c
S.
Iames
sayth
,
Resist
the
Diuell
,
and
he
will
flee
from
you
:
that
is
to
say
,
wee
must
striue
against
all
vnlawfull
and
forbidden
lustes
by
which
he
eggeth
,
draweth
,
and
haleth
men
from
sinne
to
sinne
,
from
bad
to
worse
,
and
finally
to
Desperation
,
the
worst
of
all
sinnes
.
Had
Cain
thus
resisted
the
Diuell
,
he
had
neuer
been
so
far
drawen
(
as
he
was
)
from
faythlesse
hipocrisie
,
to
enuie
;
from
enuie
to
murther
,
and
from
murther
to
Desperation
.
Had
Iudas
the
traytor
thus
re●●●●●●d
the
Diuell
when
he
by
his
entisement
first
yeelded
to
couetousnesse
,
and
so
for
a
litle
filthy
lu●re
to
betray
his
most
louing
,
gentle
,
and
kind
Lord
&
maister
,
he
had
not
from
those
sinnes
one
in
the
necke
of
an
other
finally
fallen
into
despaire
,
wherin
he
became
his
owne
hangman
,
to
the
euerlasting
testimonie
of
his
owne
damnation
.
Full
worthy
therefore
,
and
very
needfull
in
this
case
,
is
S.
Iames
his
counsaile
,
〈…〉
D●●●ll
.
&c.
yea
and
that
in
the
beginning
.
And
S.
Paule
goeth
further
on
with
the
like
good
counsaile
,
Tit.
1.1
.
In
the
true
seruice
of
God
without
hypocrisie
,
in
Spirit
and
trueth
.
Iosua
.
24.14
.
Ioh.
4.24
.
3.
Kin.
2.4
.
And
likewise
with
vpright
true
speaking
and
dealing
with
our
neighboures
,
in
word
and
deed
.
Ephes.
4.25
.
Exod.
23.1
.
Secondly
,
Breast-plate
of
righteousnesse
:
that
is
,
with
the
earnest
applying
and
endeuoring
of
our selues
to
all
vertue
and
godlynesse
in
our
liues
and
conuersations
:
Where
note
,
that
the
Apostle
hauing
placed
Veritie
,
Trueth
,
or
true
knowledge
of
God
,
in
the
first
place
:
in
very
fit
and
good
rancke
and
order
,
he
placed
this
Righteousnesse
;
that
is
to
say
,
practise
of
true
knowledge
in
holynes
of
life
in
the
second
place
;
as
a
godly
Father
herevpon
hath
very
wel
obserued
in
these
wordes
:
Vera
dei
cognitione
&
animi
sinceritate
,
&
puritate
primum
,
deinde
pia
et
sancta
vita
●rna●
debent
Christiani
milites
:
Christian
Souldiers
ought
first
to
haue
their
heartes
and
mindes
decked
and
furnished
with
true
knowledge
of
God
,
with
true
sinceritie
and
puritie
of
minde
;
and
secondly
,
with
godly
&
holy
life
answerable
to
their
true
knowledge
.
Hereby
all
sleightie
cunning
and
forcible
entries
vnto
Sathans
engines
and
subtile
snares
,
shal
be
debarred
and
shut
vp
:
hereby
all
the
passages
of
our
thoughts
and
imaginations
shall
be
preuented
and
taken
vp
,
that
he
shall
not
so
easily
find
any
breach
or
weake
place
to
inuade
.
Thirdly
,
Gospell
of
peace
,
that
is
,
our
heartes
must
be
throughly
acquainted
,
and
fully
fraughted
with
the
knowledge
of
that
glad
tydings
of
great
ioy
,
which
the
Angels
of
the
Lord
brought
at
the
birth
of
Christ
;
Gospell
of
peace
,
for
that
it
onely
maketh
the
Conscience
of
man
quiet
,
and
at
peace
with
God
,
and
it selfe
:
then
the
which
,
what
one
thing
in
all
the
world
,
can
set
a
man
more
free
from
all
Desperation
?
Fayth
in
Iesus
Christ
;
wherewith
the
same
S.
Paule
arming
men
against
spirituall
assaultes
by
Sathan
and
his
ministers
,
and
preparing
them
to
the
spirituall
battle
against
the
Diuell
and
his
members
,
encourageth
them
not
to
shrinke
,
but
to
cleaue
fast
to
this
Fayth
,
whereby
we
may
resist
and
beate
backe
our
spirituall
enemie
.
And
likewise
S.
Peter
instructing
vs
to
prepare
and
make
our selues
strong
,
to
encounter
with
the
common
enemie
the
Diuell
,
teacheth
vs
to
resist
him
by
Fayth
especially
:
Be
sober
(
sayth
he
)
and
watch
,
for
your
aduersarie
the
Diuell
,
goeth
about
seeking
whom
he
may
deuowre
,
whom
resist
stedfast
in
the
fayth
.
For
this
cause
Saint
Basil
vpon
the
32.
What
man
is
able
to
wage
warre
with
the
Diuell
,
vnlesse
he
flee
for
helpe
to
the
Captaine
of
the
Hoast
through
Fayth
in
him
,
to
wound
and
thrust
through
his
enemie
?
And
likewise
S.
Augustine
accounted
this
Fayth
to
be
so
powerfull
,
that
it
resisteth
,
vanquisheth
,
and
ouercommeth
the
Diuell
.
And
this
true
Christian
Fayth
which
is
of
such
power
as
is
aforesayd
,
Christ
Iesus
,
when
we
do
perswade
our selues
most
certainelye
of
the
pardon
of
our
sinnes
through
Christes
righteousnes
;
and
of
eternall
saluation
by
his
passion
,
hereby
obtayning
peace
in
our
conscienses
with
God
,
and
rest
,
and
walke
in
obedience
to
his
will
and
commaundements
by
his
word
vnto
vs
reuealed
.
Of
this
kind
of
Fayth
is
entreated
in
Abac.
2.4
.
Rom.
3.28
.
Rom.
5.1
.
Ephes.
2.8
.
The
fift
kinde
of
Armour
to
resist
the
Diuell
with
,
S.
Paul
in
the
catalogue
of
a
Christian
Souldiers
armour
maketh
rehearsall
,
is
the
Word
of
God
:
this
is
the
Sworde
of
the
Spirit
,
whereby
the
suggestions
and
wicked
temptations
of
Sathan
,
are
beaten
backe
,
propelled
,
and
kept
off
,
euen
as
a
man
keepeth
backe
his
enemie
at
the
poynt
of
his
Sword
.
With
this
kinde
of
Armour
did
our
chiefe
captaine
Christ
Iesus
in
his
manhood
heere
on
earth
,
resist
and
put
backe
all
the
Diuell
his
subtil
and
false
temptations
,
answering
euery
one
of
them
with
Scriptum
est
,
It
is
written
:
Whence
wee
may
learne
by
the
like
meanes
,
If
wee
be
tempted
to
sweare
and
blaspheme
the
holy
name
of
God
,
it
is
to
be
resisted
with
Scriptum
est
,
It
is
written
,
Thou
sh●lt
not
take
the
name
of
the
Lord
thy
God
in
vaine
.
If
to
pollute
and
breake
the
Lords
Saboath
day
through
either
laboring
about
our
pleasures
or
profites
,
answere
,
It
is
written
Remember
that
thou
keep
holy
.
&c.
If
to
murther
,
and
shedding
of
blood
,
by
any
forbidden
way
or
meanes
,
or
vpon
any
vnlawfull
occasion
what
soeuer
;
a●swere
,
It
is
written
,
Thou
shalt
do
no
murther
.
If
to
steale
and
purloyne
by
any
vnlawfull
meanes
,
directly
or
indiractly
;
answere
,
It
is
witten
,
Thou
shalt
not
steale
.
If
we
be
tempted
to
Vsurie
,
Thou
shalt
not
giue
to
Vsurie
vnto
thy
brother
,
Vsurie
of
monie
,
Vsurie
of
meate
,
or
of
any
other
thing
.
If
he
mooue
vs
to
deceipt
and
fraudulent
dealing
,
let
vs
resist
him
with
,
It
is
written
,
Let
no
man
oppresse
or
deceaue
his
brother
in
bargoning
,
for
the
Lord
is
a
Iudge
in
such
thinges
.
If
we
be
sollicited
to
Disloyaltie
,
and
disobedience
to
Princes
,
let
vs
striue
against
that
,
with
,
It
is
written
,
Let
euery
Soule
be
subiect
to
the
higher
powers
.
&
.
Finally
to
be
short
,
Saint
Paule
,
or
rather
the
Holy
Ghost
by
Saint
Paule
,
would
haue
vs
complet
and
furnished
against
all
the
dangerous
combats
,
conflictes
,
and
wicked
suggestions
of
this
wicked
and
damned
spirite
,
thereby
to
auoyde
,
repell
,
&
vanquish
him
vtterly
,
is
deuoure
,
heartie
,
zelous
,
&
godly
prayer
.
Ouer
and
besides
S.
Paule
his
instruction
,
and
most
needfull
exhortation
,
in
this
case
his
and
our
Lord
,
Maister
,
and
Sauiour
Christ
Iesus
,
hath
commended
vnto
vs
this
kind
of
weapon
,
when
he
taught
to
pray
with
this
Petition
,
And
lead
vs
not
into
temptation
,
but
deliuer
vs
from
euill
.
Let
vs
then
apply
this
Armour
,
this
kind
of
propulsatiue
weapon
,
and
feruently
and
heartely
vse
it
:
And
firmely
beleeue
that
which
Dauid
the
Prophet
for
our
good
encouragement
hath
written
in
Psa.
145.19
.
God
is
neere
:
to
those
which
call
vpon
him
,
and
will
fulfill
the
desire
of
them
that
feare
him
,
and
deliuer
them
.
Whensoeuer
therefore
we
are
tempted
,
allured
,
and
drawen
on
by
Sathan
through
couetousnesse
to
riches
,
through
ambition
to
honour
,
through
enuie
to
murther
,
through
concupisence
to
adultry
,
through
intemperance
to
gluttony
;
or
to
be
short
through
any
other
sinne
to
iniquitie
.
Let
vs
straight
wayes
by
prayer
,
craue
for
power
and
strength
from
aboue
,
to
ouercome
these
temptations
,
and
especially
the
most
dangerous
suggestion
of
Despaire
.
This
kind
of
Armour
is
alwayes
ready
at
hand
,
so
that
Sathan
can
no
sooner
attempt
any
thing
against
vs
,
but
this
weapon
is
as
soone
ready
(
if
we
heartely
and
zelously
lay
hold
thereon
)
to
repell
and
vanquish
all
his
practises
against
vs
:
And
therefore
,
Pray
,
pray
,
pray
.
CHAP.
II.
The
second
Chapter
concerning
remedies
and
helpes
against
Ignorance
,
the
second
cause
of
Desperation
,
entreated
of
before
in
Chapter
.
IIII.
COncerning
the
Second
cause
of
Desperation
,
to
wit
,
Ignoraunce
;
Our
Lord
Iesus
Christ
who
was
nothing
ignoraunt
of
the
manifold
mischiefes
,
and
of
the
manifest
dangers
that
the
Diuell
leadeth
sillie
men
into
,
as
it
were
blindfolded
through
blind
Ignoraunce
:
and
he
knowing
that
Ignoraunce
is
rather
the
mother
of
Desperation
(
as
heretofore
in
the
iiii
.
Chap.
of
the
Causes
of
Desperation
hath
been
sufficiently
prooued
,
)
then
of
Deuotion
,
as
the
Papistes
haue
in
this
poynt
ignorantly
taught
&
maintainde
:
hath
in
his
owne
person
,
and
with
his
owne
mouth
exhorted
and
admonished
all
men
,
Search
the
Scriptures
,
which
is
a
lesson
in
this
case
most
necessarie
for
all
men
,
to
learne
thereby
to
delyuer
themselues
out
of
the
dangerous
gulfe
of
Ignoraunce
,
and
so
consequently
out
of
many
other
sinnes
,
and
finally
out
of
Desperation
;
whereinto
thousandes
through
Ignoraunce
,
haue
been
implunged
and
drowned
for
euer
.
S.
Iames
sayth
)
Is
able
to
saue
our
soules
:
with
all
readines
like
vnto
the
Noble
men
of
Berea
,
and
search
the
Scriptures
dayly
.
Seeke
the
Lord
whiles
he
my
be
found
,
and
call
vpon
him
whiles
he
is
neare
.
Let
the
Ignorant
therefore
that
stande
in
this
dangerous
estate
,
Men
and
brethren
,
what
shall
we
do
?
Euen
thus
I
say
,
let
vs
come
vnto
Gods
Ministers
,
We
haue
not
Christ
alwayes
amongst
vs
(
as
appertayning
to
his
bodely
presence
.
)
but
as
himselfe
sayth
,
we
haue
the
Po
re
alwayes
amongst
vs
:
Euen
so
also
we
haue
not
Christ
himselfe
(
that
body
I
meane
,
which
sitteth
at
the
right
hand
of
God
the
father
)
alwayes
with
vs
:
but
yet
our
Lord
Christ
,
ascending
vp
on
high
,
gave
vnto
men
among
other
gifts
,
this
gift
also
(
if
we
could
rightly
consider
of
it
)
of
no
smal
value
,
euen
Pastors
&
Doctors
;
that
is
,
the
Ministers
of
the
Gospell
of
Christ
,
that
might
instruct
,
informe
,
and
teach
vs
in
the
way
of
life
,
that
might
declare
vnto
v●
the
secret
counsailes
and
hidden
mysteries
of
God
,
that
might
arme
vs
with
the
Sword
of
the
spirit
,
CHAP.
III.
Of
the
great
seruitude
and
bondage
of
sinnes
,
and
of
the
remedies
thereof
.
Concerning
the
great
seruitud
&
bondage
of
sinne
,
being
the
third
(
before
noted
)
cause
of
Desperation
,
for
the
helps
and
remedies
thereof
this
haue
I
briefly
to
say
,
that
what
though
we
haue
been
seruaunts
vnto
sinne
,
and
haue
been
pressed
,
and
surpressed
with
the
bondage
thereof
,
so
that
we
must
needes
confesse
,
(
vnlesse
we
should
prooue
our selues
lyars
,
and
that
there
were
no
trueth
in
vs
)
that
we
through
our
often
doing
of
those
thinges
which
we
should
not
haue
done
;
and
on
the
other
side
,
through
our
leauing
off
those
things
vndone
which
we
should
haue
done
,
haue
most
iustly
deserued
Gods
threatened
cursses
and
plagues
to
light
on
our
bodyes
,
our
soules
,
our
children
,
our
stockes
,
our
croppes
,
and
euery
thing
els
we
go
about
,
and
put
our
hands
vnto
.
What
though
our
sinnes
fight
against
our
soules
,
and
gnaw
our
consciences
,
and
be
ready
euen
out
of
hand
to
lead
vs
into
the
most
dangerous
state
of
Desperation
?
What
though
we
haue
contended
and
fallen
out
with
our
brethren
?
as
did
Paul
and
Barnabas
,
This
day
is
saluation
entred
into
thine
house
.
What
though
we
haue
been
Theeues
,
robbers
and
stealers
of
our
neighbours
goodes
?
so
was
the
Theefe
that
was
crucified
with
Christ
;
and
yet
vpon
his
humble
,
contrite
,
and
sorrowfull
confession
of
his
sinnes
,
he
heard
this
most
sweete
word
from
Christ
,
This
day
shalt
thou
be
with
mee
in
Paradise
.
What
though
we
haue
murthered
and
shead
the
blood
,
or
caused
the
blood
to
be
shed
of
some
of
our
brethren
?
so
did
Dauid
to
Vrias
,
and
yet
vppon
his
zealous
,
inward
,
&
true
vnfained
sorrowfulnes
and
repentance
,
he
was
not
taken
away
in
his
sinne
,
but
found
pardon
.
And
so
did
the
Iewes
which
put
to
death
the
Lord
of
life
.
King
Manasses
was
an
Idolater
,
he
defi●ed
the
Temple
of
God
,
he
withstood
and
did
beat
downe
the
trueth
,
he
set
vp
Idolatrie
,
All
these
examples
,
and
many
more
,
are
written
for
our
learning
,
comfort
,
and
strengthening
of
our
fayth
;
hope
,
and
patience
,
that
we
should
in
no
wise
despaire
vpon
our
true
repentance
,
neither
for
the
multitude
,
nor
greeuousnesse
of
our
sinnes
.
And
likewise
also
it
is
written
for
the
brusing
,
and
as
it
were
euen
for
the
breaking
of
the
backe
of
all
damnable
.
Desperation
,
and
to
hold
the
heartes
,
and
to
restore
the
faynting
and
dullie
sprites
of
all
such
as
the
seruitude
and
bondage
of
sinne
,
this
our
third
cause
of
Desperation
doth
vexe
and
presse
downe
:
It
is
(
I
say
)
written
,
Sonne
of
man
is
come
to
saue
mens
liues
.
And
he
him selfe
hath
sayd
,
I
am
come
to
call
not
the
iust
,
but
sinners
.
Iesus
Christ
is
come
to
giue
his
life
a
redemption
for
many
.
Also
,
God
the
Father
hath
not
sent
his
Sonne
to
iudge
the
Worlde
,
but
to
the
ende
the
Worlde
may
be
saued
by
him
.
Now
what
is
it
to
saue
,
&
not
to
iudge
?
but
to
deliuer
from
death
and
damnation
;
wherein
we
lay
in
the
middest
of
the
bondage
of
sinne
;
for
sinne
is
the
death
and
damnation
of
the
soule
:
Now
he
can
not
saue
vs
except
sinne
be
first
taken
from
vs
;
And
therefore
,
and
for
this
cause
came
Iesus
Christ
the
Sonne
of
God
,
Iesus
Christ
be
come
into
the
world
to
take
away
sinnes
;
and
if
the
same
were
his
intent
and
his
message
,
the
purpose
of
Iesus
Christ
shall
not
fayle
at
all
,
and
his
message
remayneth
stedfast
and
true
;
he
then
without
all
doubt
,
hath
taken
away
this
which
the
Diuell
would
perswade
vs
to
be
a
cause
of
Desperation
,
this
great
seruitude
and
bondage
of
sinne
,
from
all
those
that
trust
in
him
,
and
do
verily
beleeue
and
perswade
themselues
in
the
bottome
of
their
consciences
that
it
is
most
true
:
but
yet
how
comes
this
to
passe
?
to
wit
,
by
Iesus
Christ
onely
,
by
his
owne
free
grace
and
mercie
;
by
the
benefites
and
merites
of
himselfe
,
who
is
our
onely
Sauiour
,
Lambe
of
God
,
which
taketh
away
the
sinnes
of
the
worlde
.
S.
Peter
sayd
to
the
Iewes
,
There
is
none
other
saluation
,
but
onely
in
Iesus
Christ
;
for
among
men
there
is
giuen
none
other
name
vnder
heauen
whereby
wee
must
be
saued
.
And
so
Christ
himselfe
sayd
after
he
was
rysen
from
the
dead
.
It
must
needes
haue
been
,
that
Christ
must
haue
suffered
death
,
and
that
he
must
haue
rysen
the
third
day
from
the
dead
,
and
that
amendement
of
life
,
and
forgiuenesse
▪
of
sinnes
must
be
preached
in
his
name
to
all
people
,
and
to
all
nations
.
O
how
sweete
and
comfortable
are
these
wordes
and
sayinges
of
God
,
which
is
the
onely
eternall
trueth
in
deed
?
O
how
worthy
are
they
to
be
layde
vp
in
the
deapth
of
our
hearts
,
and
to
haue
our
whole
confidence
reposed
freely
vpon
them
.
God
hath
quickened
vs
which
were
dead
in
sinnes
with
Iesus
Christ
,
forgiuing
vs
all
our
trespasses
,
and
hath
put
out
the
hand-writing
that
was
against
vs
,
hee
euen
tooke
it
out
of
the
way
,
and
fastened
it
on
the
Crosse
.
What
meaneth
he
by
this
,
but
onely
that
Iesus
Christ
hath
taken
away
the
Obligation
of
our
debt
?
to
wit
,
that
we
did
owe
for
our
sinnes
,
and
hath
taken
it
and
tyde
it
with
him selfe
vpon
the
Crosse
,
and
hath
in
deed
payde
it
full
bitterly
:
who
also
is
for
vs
,
and
will
surely
take
away
this
great
seruitude
&
bondage
of
sinne
,
(
which
the
Diuell
would
vse
as
an
instrument
of
Desperation
against
vs
)
in
case
we
will
beleeue
his
word
,
and
that
we
can
settle
out
mindes
,
and
quiet
our
harts
,
to
account
and
esteeme
his
bitter
passion
and
merites
to
be
so
great
and
of
such
value
,
th●●
they
are
able
,
effect●all
,
and
of
sufficient
strength
,
to
obtaine
these
aforesayd
thinges
for
vs
.
And
Christes
prayer
to
his
heauenly
Father
is
heard
,
and
remayneth
heard
continually
when
he
prayed
,
I
p●●y
not
for
these
alone
,
(
●eaning
his
there
present
Disciples
)
but
for
them
al
o
which
shall
beleeue
in
mee
through
their
worde
:
Wherefore
the
same
prayer
includeth
euery
one
of
vs
,
so
farre
foorth
as
we
beleeue
,
and
place
the
same
in
our
heartes
,
and
wholly
repose
our selues
thereon
.
S.
Peter
sayth
,
Iesus
Christ
hath
commaunded
vs
to
preach
vnto
the
pe●p●e
,
and
to
test●fie
th●t
it
is
hee
that
is
ordayned
of
God
a
Iudge
of
the
quicke
and
the
dead
,
and
that
to
him
al
the
Prophets
giue
witnesse
that
through
his
name
all
that
beleeue
,
should
receiue
remission
of
sinnes
.
Moreouer
,
S.
Paul
sayth
,
God
hath
made
him
which
knew
no
sinne
,
sinne
for
vs
,
to
the
ende
that
we
should
be
made
the
righteousnesse
of
God
in
him
.
And
heere
is
to
be
noted
,
Iesus
Christ
,
being
vtterly
ignoraunt
of
the
Iustice
,
or
Righteousnesse
and
Goodnesse
which
many
do
seek
in
their
owne
good
works
.
But
yet
when
I
stande
so
much
vppon
this
poynt
,
to
prooue
that
our
sinnes
should
be
no
cause
of
Desperation
,
(
a
thing
which
the
Diuell
greatly
vrgeth
&
obiecteth
against
the
conscience
of
an
ignorant
man
)
for
that
our
sinnes
are
taken
away
by
the
innocent
Lambe
Christ
Iesus
,
that
he
hath
sufficiently
pai●e
the
ransome
therof
,
&
that
we
are
become
righteous
by
the
righteousnes
of
I
sus
Chri●t
,
it
is
not
here
my
meaning
,
neither
would
I
haue
any
man
so
to
mistake
mee
,
and
misvnderstande
mee
,
that
I
thinke
,
or
would
haue
any
other
men
to
thinke
hereby
,
that
there
is
no
more
sinne
in
vs
,
or
that
sinne
dwelleth
not
in
these
our
mortall
bodyes
:
Iesus
Christ
,
and
that
we
do
fight
and
striue
against
the
remanent
of
sinne
,
albeit
we
stagger
and
wauer
sometimes
,
and
do
feele
and
perceiue
our selues
to
be
assayled
sometimes
by
the
strong
temptations
of
the
Diuell
,
and
the
flesh
.
This
is
it
that
S.
Paule
writeth
of
when
he
sayth
,
There
is
now
no
dampnation
to
them
that
are
in
Christ
Jesus
,
which
walke
not
after
the
flesh
but
after
the
spirit
.
The
remaynent
&
roote
of
sinne
dwelleth
alwayes
in
vs
,
but
wee
like
vnto
licentious
worldlinges
,
giue
it
not
the
bridle
,
and
suffer
it
not
to
range
too
farre
,
and
to
take
too
deepe
a
roote
,
but
wee
breake
it
,
tame
it
,
and
make
it
subiect
vnto
vs
by
walking
after
the
spirit
.
&c.
and
then
nothing
more
sure
then
that
there
shal
be
no
condemnation
at
all
vnto
vs
thereby
,
neither
any
cause
of
Desperation
thereby
,
for
that
we
are
iustified
by
our
Fayth
and
deliuered
from
sinne
;
to
wit
,
these
sinnes
which
might
condemne
vs
,
the
roote
,
originall
,
and
mother
of
sinne
yet
notwithstanding
still
abyding
,
remayning
,
and
dwelling
in
vs
;
against
which
we
warre
and
striue
,
as
long
as
we
continue
in
this
life
;
but
the
victorie
remayneth
to
our
Chieftaine
&
head-Captaine
Iesus
Christ
,
by
the
law
of
his
spirit
,
which
maketh
vs
to
liue
in
him
,
and
hath
set
vs
free
from
the
right
of
sinne
and
death
(
in
such
sort
that
we
may
no
more
feare
sinne
,
nor
death
)
by
Iesus
Christ
,
who
hath
ouercome
all
for
our
wealth
,
and
hath
reconciled
vs
eternally
to
his
Father
;
who
as
our
deare
Father
,
from
hence-foorth
will
shew
fauour
vnto
vs
,
for
the
loue
of
Ies
s
Christ
his
deare
Sonne
,
and
so
will
take
from
vs
all
our
sinnes
as
though
we
had
neuer
committed
them
:
Euen
so
doth
he
promise
,
saying
,
God
is
one
God
,
willing
to
shew
vs
grace
and
mercie
,
hee
will
●u●●e
to
vs
,
and
will
be
fauourable
,
and
hee
will
take
away
our
iniquitus
,
and
cast
our
sinnes
into
the
deapth
of
the
Sea
.
And
againe
it
is
sayd
of
Gods
wonderfull
mercies
,
The
Lord
is
full
of
compassion
and
mercie
,
long
suffering
and
of
great
goodnes
:
Hee
will
not
alwayes
be
chyding
,
neither
keepeth
he
his
anger
for
euer
.
He
hath
not
dealt
with
vs
after
our
sinnes
,
nor
rewarded
vs
according
to
our
iniquities
:
For
looke
how
●igh
the
Heauen
is
in
comparison
of
the
Earth
so
great
is
his
mercie
also
towards
them
that
feare
him
Looke
how
wide
a●so
the
Fast
is
from
the
West
so
farre
hath
he
set
our
sinnes
from
vs
.
Yea
,
lik●
as
a
Father
pittieth
his
owne
children
,
euen
so
is
th●
Lord
mercifull
vnto
them
that
●●●●e
him
:
For
he
knoweth
whereof
we
be
m●●e
;
he
remembreth
that
we
are
but
dust
.
&c.
Of
the
great
mercies
of
God
towardes
sinners
,
read
more
in
Psal.
145
8.9
and
147.8.10
&
in
Ioel.
2.13
.
Math.
18
11.
2.
Cor.
1
3.
Ephes
2.4
.
1.
Tim.
1.13
.
vnto
the
18.
verse
.
Surely
these
places
are
wordes
of
most
rare
and
singular
comfort
,
and
they
be
certaine
,
sinne
,
sure
,
and
vnchangeable
,
spoken
and
pronounced
by
the
eternall
veritie
it selfe
,
and
therfore
not
to
be
mistrusted
or
despaired
of
.
But
yet
let
vs
take
heed
,
least
that
verse
be
verified
in
vs
,
Stulti
dum
vitant
vitia
in
contraria
currunt
.
Let
vs
not
abuse
Gods
mercies
,
making
a
cloake
thereof
to
couer
our
sinnes
:
Let
vs
not
presume
too
farre
,
and
say
as
in
Ecclesiasticus
5.6
.
The
mercie
of
God
is
great
,
hee
will
forgiue
my
manifolde
sinnes
:
for
mercie
,
and
wrath
commeth
from
him
&c.
CHAP.
IIII.
The
fourth
Chapter
concerning
the
Remedies
to
be
vsed
against
the
Fourth
cause
of
Desperation
,
arysing
of
the
doubts
suggested
by
the
Diuell
vnto
many
men
to
bring
them
into
despaire
of
their
saluation
,
by
meanes
of
the
small
number
of
those
that
shal
be
saued
,
in
comparison
of
the
great
number
of
the
reprobate
.
GReat
in
deed
is
the
power
,
and
manifold
and
marueilous
are
the
pollicies
,
deuices
,
wyles
,
subtilties
,
assaultes
,
and
suggestions
,
wherewith
and
whereby
that
wylie
Foxe
,
On
the
other
side
,
if
a
man
be
poore
,
If
a
man
haue
Friends
,
Adam
,
Iob
his
Wife
to
Iob.
Haman
his
Wife
vnto
〈◊〉
man
.
On
the
other
side
,
if
thou
be
carelesse
,
that
's
it
that
he
can
make
vse
of
also
;
S.
Bernard
sayth
,
Infert
diabolus
securita●●●
,
vt
inferat
etiam
perditionem
.
&c.
In
In
heauen
Angels
became
Diuels
.
In
Paradise
Adam
and
Fuah
fell
into
disobedience
.
In
the
Schole
of
Christ
,
Iudas
became
a
●raytor
to
his
Lord
&
Maister
:
and
all
this
(
sayth
S.
Bernard
)
through
securitie
and
●etchlesnes
to
keepe
themselues
in
that
good
state
wherin
they
were
once
set
.
Hast
thou
health
and
a
strong
able
bodie
?
by
those
will
he
induce
and
entice
thee
to
one
kind
or
other
of
leawdnesse
and
dissolutnesse
.
Hast
thou
beautie
?
that
will
he
make
an
instrument
for
bawdrie
;
an
inticement
and
an
allurement
to
voluptuousnes
and
wanton
delightes
.
Hast
thou
honour
and
dignitie
in
the
world
?
Hast
thou
Viuacitie
,
And
finally
,
the
very
Word
of
God
,
S.
Iames
sayth
,
is
able
to
saue
the
soules
of
men
:
which
as
S.
Paul
sayth
,
is
the
power
of
God
to
saluation
to
euery
one
that
beleeueth
:
which
as
holy
Dauid
sayth
,
was
a
lanterne
vnto
his
feete
,
and
a
light
vnto
his
pathes
.
This
,
euen
this
,
will
the
Diuell
so
farre
foorth
as
euer
he
may
,
with
all
the
cunning
fetches
,
craftes
,
and
pollicies
that
euer
he
can
deuise
,
seeke
to
abuse
,
wrest
,
and
misapply
,
Those
places
I
say
,
doth
he
vrge
vpon
the
consciences
of
many
in
the
world
,
and
by
his
misapplying
of
them
,
and
by
his
misconstruing
of
Christes
purpose
,
drift
,
and
meaning
therein
,
draweth
and
dryueth
them
to
feare
and
to
tremble
,
to
doubt
and
despaire
,
that
they
are
none
of
that
small
number
,
seeing
so
few
shall
be
saued
.
But
ô
thou
man
that
art
thus
tryed
,
tempted
,
and
drawen
towardes
temptation
!
for
thy
remedy
and
helpe
herein
,
Search
the
Scriptures
,
and
consider
vpon
those
places
,
to
what
end
and
purpose
Christ
delyuered
this
doctrine
,
and
thou
shalt
anone
prooue
and
finde
,
that
his
meaning
was
nothing
lesse
then
to
driue
men
into
despaire
,
make
an
end
of
their
saluation
with
feare
and
trembling
:
CHAP.
V.
The
Fift
Chapter
wherein
are
conteined
the
comforts
,
helpes
,
and
remedies
against
the
fift
cause
of
Desperation
,
which
is
the
heauie
and
great
waight
of
crosses
,
afflictions
,
troubles
,
and
necessities
,
that
God
suffereth
to
full
vpon
many
in
this
life
.
MOst
true
,
most
notable
,
and
most
confortable
for
the
distressed
and
afflicted
children
of
God
,
is
that
golden
sentence
of
the
holy
Ghost
,
penned
by
his
chosen
vessell
S.
Paul
,
Rom.
8.28
.
All
thinges
worke
together
for
the
best
,
to
them
that
loue
God
.
For
euen
the
afflictions
and
troubles
of
Gods
children
are
so
sanctified
vnto
them
by
the
spirit
,
pertakers
of
Gods
holynesse
.
Ioy
in
the
holy
Ghost
.
So
that
these
thinges
rightly
pondered
,
That
the
Lord
correcteth
him
whom
he
loueth
,
euen
as
the
father
doth
the
child
in
whom
he
delighteth
.
And
againe
,
My
sonne
,
despise
not
the
chastening
of
the
Lord
,
neither
faint
when
thou
art
rebuked
of
him
,
for
whom
the
Lord
loueth
,
he
chastineth
;
and
he
scourgeth
euery
sonne
that
he
receiueth
.
If
yee
endure
chastening
,
God
offereth
himselfe
vnto
you
,
as
vnto
sonnes
;
for
what
sonne
is
it
whom
the
father
chasteneth
not
?
If
therefore
yee
be
without
correction
,
whereof
all
are
partakers
,
then
are
yee
bastards
,
and
not
sonnes
,
and
so
foorth
vnto
the
12.
verse
.
These
and
many
other
such
like
sayinges
and
sentences
of
the
holy
Scriptures
,
are
most
euident
testimonies
,
that
afflictions
,
troubles
,
crosses
,
and
vexations
,
are
sure
tokens
of
Gods
grace
,
mercie
,
and
fauour
,
whereby
God
assureth
vs
of
his
mercifull
will
and
fatherly
good
heart
towards
vs
,
and
not
signes
of
his
wrath
and
heauie
displeasure
,
as
the
Diuell
would
perswad
vs
,
thereby
to
cause
vs
to
despaire
.
God
in
deed
oftentimes
sendeth
euilles
euen
vpon
his
owne
beloued
children
;
blessed
Seede
(
Iesus
Christ
)
which
should
restore
that
saluation
to
mankind
,
which
they
had
lost
by
yeelding
to
the
Serpents
entysings
.
This
was
,
and
this
is
,
the
most
kind
and
louing
dealing
of
God
with
man
,
he
will
make
vs
to
smart
a
little
for
our
sinnes
:
heere
is
his
iustice
;
but
yet
so
,
that
he
will
not
vtterly
forsake
vs
,
nor
giue
vs
ouer
for
euer
:
heere
is
his
mercie
.
Auoyde
therefore
Sathan
,
once
I
say
againe
auoyde
:
cease
to
suggest
or
to
ingest
into
any
mans
hart
,
that
he
should
thinke
because
that
God
doth
crosse
&
afflict
him
,
that
therefore
he
doth
hate
,
forsake
,
and
vtterly
casteth
off
those
with
whom
he
so
dealeth
:
for
this
is
most
true
,
that
as
Christ
Iesus
hath
taught
vs
to
call
vpon
him
by
the
name
of
a
Father
,
saying
,
Our
Father
which
art
in
heauen
.
&c.
so
he
loues
vs
as
a
Father
for
his
sake
:
and
againe
he
will
be
more
mindfull
of
vs
,
then
our
owne
Mothers
;
for
why
?
himselfe
hath
so
taught
vs
,
and
so
promised
,
as
appeareth
in
Esa.
49.
Examine
and
consider
but
a
little
the
proceedinges
and
dealinges
of
Mothers
and
Fathers
with
their
children
,
It
is
the
fashion
and
manner
of
a
good
,
kinde
,
and
naturall
Father
,
that
faine
would
see
good
proofe
of
his
child
,
first
to
instruct
and
teach
him
in
the
vertuous
course
and
wayes
of
well
doing
:
Secondly
,
to
giue
him
o●tentimes
warning
●●d
monition
,
to
keepe
him
in
that
good
way
which
he
hath
taught
him
:
Thirdly
,
if
wordes
will
not
serue
,
then
to
iercke
him
now
and
then
with
the
rodde
:
Fourthly
,
in
case
his
childe
beeing
now
growen
vp
,
waxe
stubborne
,
malapart
,
and
disobedient
,
if
he
will
needes
spend
his
thrift
wantonly
,
prodigally
,
and
ryotously
,
in
ill
companie
,
then
comes
his
Father
and
drawes
him
out
by
the
eares
,
and
with
a
whippe
or
cudgel
,
beates
him
till
his
boones
cracke
.
All
this
he
doth
,
and
yet
with
a
fatherly
loue
,
and
a
naturall
kind
affection
,
to
feare
him
,
and
to
tame
him
;
and
as
it
were
with
violence
,
to
bring
him
to
amendement
,
not
minding
to
forsake
him
,
nor
vtterly
to
cast
him
off
for
euer
.
Euen
such
as
this
,
is
the
dealing
of
our
heauenly
Father
with
his
vntowardly
,
stubborne
,
and
disobedient
children
:
For
,
first
be
teacheth
and
instructeth
them
by
the
Ministers
,
Teachers
,
and
Preachers
of
his
holy
word
and
will
:
he
giueth
them
often
monition
and
warning
to
walke
in
his
wayes
,
and
to
liue
in
his
obedience
;
which
if
they
despise
and
will
not
follow
,
then
hee
vseth
his
rods
,
as
pouertie
,
sicknesse
,
diseases
,
In
this
behalfe
also
is
God
compared
and
likoned
vnto
a
kind
louing
Mother
;
Can
a
Woman
forget
her
owne
Child
,
and
not
haue
compassion
on
the
sonne
of
her
wombe
?
though
she
should
forget
,
yet
will
not
I
forget
thee
.
And
finally
(
to
draw
to
an
end
of
this
comparison
)
euen
as
a
Mother
when
her
child
is
impish
,
peeuish
,
and
wayward
,
manaceth
and
threatneth
it
to
throw
it
away
to
a
Beggar
,
and
scarreth
it
with
some
Bugges
,
Throstes
,
Hobgoblines
,
or
such
like
,
&
all
to
make
it
quiet
,
and
to
cling
the
more
vnto
her
:
so
likewise
our
good
Father
,
when
he
seeth
that
we
forget
him
,
make
smaller
reconing
of
him
then
becomes
vs
,
and
waxe
vnthankfull
and
vntowardly
to
all
goodnesse
,
declyning
and
hasting
on
apace
to
follow
all
sinne
and
iniquitie
;
then
he
sometimes
sheweth
vs
the
terrible
faces
of
fearefull
troubles
and
dangers
,
and
he
will
bring
vs
into
great
perilles
:
yea
,
and
for
our
vnthankfulnesse
,
and
other
such
like
offences
,
he
will
now
and
then
take
away
by
one
meanes
or
other
,
our
health
,
our
wealth
,
our
peace
,
our
libertie
,
our
safetie
.
&c.
And
all
this
doth
hee
to
cause
vs
to
turne
backe
againe
vnto
him
,
to
cleaue
and
cling
the
faster
vnto
him
,
to
pray
and
call
vpon
him
the
more
faythfully
,
hartely
,
and
zelously
for
his
helpe
&
deliuerance
,
to
esteeme
better
of
his
giftes
when
we
enioy
them
,
and
to
be
more
thankefull
for
them
when
we
haue
them
.
So
that
the
very
causes
of
all
our
troubles
,
crosses
,
and
calamities
,
are
not
to
worke
in
vs
murmuring
,
&
grudging
,
and
despaire
;
but
if
we
wil
waigh
them
&
consider
them
throughly
,
to
make
good
vse
of
them
,
they
may
turne
to
our
great
profite
and
benefite
,
and
not
to
our
hurt
:
For
like
as
a
naturall
Father
and
Mother
do
,
so
doth
God
loue
vs
when
he
smiteth
vs
;
he
fauoureth
vs
,
when
he
seemeth
to
be
most
against
vs
;
when
he
seemeth
to
be
most
angry
,
he
aymeth
most
at
our
good
,
for
as
S.
Augustine
saith
,
Meltus
nouit
medicus
quid
expediat
quam
aegrotus
,
The
sicke
man
the
patient
,
neuer
knoweth
so
well
what
is
good
for
him
as
doth
the
Phisition
.
Cain
,
Saul
,
Iudas
Ischariot
,
and
many
other
vile
leawde
and
desperat
persons
beside
,
in
their
manifold
crosses
,
troubles
,
and
aduersities
,
haue
turned
vnto
the
Lord
and
been
saued
.
But
we
must
learne
&
know
,
that
aduersities
,
troubles
,
and
afflictions
,
of
themselues
,
and
of
their
owne
proper
nature
,
that
loue
God
,
all
thinges
worke
together
for
the
best
.
Whereas
on
the
otherside
,
in
the
vnfaythfull
,
vnrepentant
,
and
wicked
ones
,
they
worke
after
an
other
fashion
,
and
are
of
cleane
contrary
operation
,
And
although
their
sinnes
be
multiplyed
to
exceeding
multitudes
of
offences
,
yet
they
will
not
see
nor
confesse
any
such
thinges
in
them selues
,
nor
any
thing
consider
,
nor
regarde
the
punishmentes
of
God
layde
vppon
them
,
and
cleauing
vnto
them
for
the
same
.
But
through
their
hardnesse
of
hart
,
and
want
of
fayth
(
which
is
the
mother
of
all
blasphemie
&
abhomination
)
they
can
not
spy
whose
hand
it
is
that
is
against
them
,
nor
wherefore
;
or
els
beeing
euen
as
it
were
violently
forced
to
know
it
,
that
it
is
the
working
of
the
Lord
against
them
,
and
his
vengeance
in
heauie
displeasure
vpon
them
;
yet
they
will
not
be
mooued
thereby
,
nor
any
thing
at
all
stirred
vp
to
amende
their
lyues
but
like
vnto
King
Pharao
,
the
more
God
correcteth
them
,
the
more
obstinatly
they
swarue
,
decline
,
and
flie
away
from
him
,
being
like
vnto
gracelesse
children
,
with
whom
neither
wordes
,
threatninges
,
nor
beating
,
can
preuaile
.
Like
vnto
them
that
will
neither
daunce
with
the
piper
,
Saule
,
Achitophel
,
&
Iudas
,
so
giuing
them selues
ouer
to
the
Diuell
;
and
as
they
lyued
for
a
while
most
wretchedly
,
so
they
depart
out
of
the
world
as
diuellishly
,
forgetting
vtterly
,
&
altogether
inconsiderate
,
retchlesse
,
and
carelesse
what
shall
become
of
them
afterwards
for
euer
.
By
whose
liues
,
CHAP.
VI.
The
Sixt
Chapter
concerning
the
Remedies
against
Desperation
,
arising
and
growing
by
long
custome
of
sinne
,
and
by
delaying
&
putting
off
the
forsaking
of
sinne
from
day
to
day
.
IT
is
written
,
that
the
continuall
and
long
custome
of
sinne
,
and
the
delaying
,
and
putting
off
from
time
to
time
of
the
amendement
of
life
,
Qui
non
est
hodie
,
oras
minus
aptus
erit
.
Hee
that
is
not
ready
to
day
(
to
forgoe
&
forsake
sinne
)
to
morrow-day
shall
he
be
more
vnfit
.
And
so
by
these
diseases
of
the
soule
,
the
habite
thereof
hauing
once
taken
roote
in
man
and
the
Diuell
by
them
hauing
gotten
the
surer
hold
and
possession
,
he
endeu●reth
&
most
diligently
by
all
wayes
and
meanes
applyeth
to
keepe
men
still
on
in
vre
,
and
practise
with
old
and
long
accustomed
sinnes
,
vntill
at
the
length
in
extremitie
of
sicknesse
towards
the
hower
of
death
(
if
not
before
)
hee
may
by
such
causes
and
occasions
plant
&
worke
in
the
heart
of
man
deepe
despaire
,
to
his
vtter
confusion
for
euer
.
To
resist
therefore
,
to
remedie
and
helpe
this
cankerlike
creeping
&
infectious
euill
,
let
vs
to
day
while
it
is
yet
to
day
,
study
to
turne
againe
vnto
God
,
cast
out
the
Diuel
,
and
with
him
this
great
cause
and
occasion
of
Desperation
,
euen
long
custome
of
sinne
,
and
delay
of
amendement
of
our
liues
,
the
thing
that
so
hangeth
on
,
and
presseth
vs
downe
,
&
let
vs
in
time
while
we
haue
time
,
take
a
better
course
,
looking
vp
vnto
Iesus
Christ
,
and
set
him
before
the
eyes
of
our
fayth
,
as
the
only
marke
to
shoot
at
.
And
for
as
much
as
we
can
not
turne
againe
vnto
the
Lord
,
&
forsake
our
former
wallowing
in
our
former
long
accustomed
sins
,
except
the
Lord
our
God
reach
vs
his
helping
hand
to
turne
vs
vnto
him
;
and
that
repentance
is
not
in
our
owne
power
to
take
it
vp
,
eattng
and
drinking
,
planting
and
buylding
:
when
they
were
most
secure
and
carelesse
,
then
sodainely
came
the
Flood
,
and
ouerwhelmed
them
all
.
Though
it
were
a
faire
morning
at
Lots
going
out
of
Sodome
,
yet
by
and
by
when
they
least
thought
of
any
such
matter
,
they
were
all
sodainely
destroyed
.
When
Nebuchadnezzar
was
most
brag
,
Augustine
and
Ambrose
did
write
one
of
them
to
the
other
,
what
his
opinion
was
concerning
the
state
of
an
olde
Adulterer
which
in
their
time
,
as
he
was
going
in
the
night
time
to
his
Whoore
,
passing
ouer
a
Bridge
in
his
way
,
fell
into
the
Riuer
;
and
so
being
drowned
,
was
taken
away
sodainely
in
the
very
purpose
of
his
wickednesse
,
hauing
neyther
hower
,
halfe
hower
,
nor
minute
,
to
crie
God
mercie
,
to
repent
and
to
pray
in
.
Ioannes
Riuius
,
a
learned
Writer
,
And
what
knoweth
any
of
vs
all
,
or
what
greater
priuildge
hath
any
of
vs
all
,
but
that
we
may
be
sodainly
preuented
,
&
caried
away
in
the
midest
of
our
sinnes
as
these
were
?
And
whether
we
haue
not
the
like
examples
of
such
hastie
deathes
heere
in
England
,
whereby
many
of
vs
haue
been
disappoynted
of
these
two
or
three
howers
at
their
last
end
,
to
make
vs
readie
in
,
I
report
me
to
the
deathes
of
Earle
Godwin
,
But
what
need
I
to
stand
bestowing
time
,
paper
,
and
incke
,
troubling
both
my selfe
&
future
Readers
,
in
setting
downe
the
maner
of
the
sodaine
deaths
of
many
men
,
seeing
that
both
holy
and
prophane
Writers
,
&
dayly
experience
it selfe
,
may
fully
fraught
,
store
,
and
furnish
vs
with
infinite
examples
of
this
sort
?
And
what
charter
,
priuiledge
,
or
certaine
holde
of
life
hath
any
of
vs
all
,
more
then
these
heere
before
recited
,
or
thousandes
of
others
in
the
like
case
haue
had
?
O
let
vs
not
presume
therfore
to
runne
on
headlong
in
the
long
and
hardened
custome
of
our
sinnes
!
nor
to
delay
and
put
off
the
reforming
of
our
wicked
liues
vntil
the
last
hower
:
And
although
we
be
not
striken
with
sodaine
death
,
but
haue
both
certaine
dayes
and
howers
before
our
death
,
yet
(
as
I
before
sayd
)
full
many
are
the
stoppes
;
lets
,
and
impedimentes
,
which
both
may
,
&
also
dayly
do
fall
out
to
hinder
&
put
by
this
late
repentance
,
that
so
many
will
needes
trust
vnto
,
Put
case
that
we
be
neither
cut
off
with
sodaine
death
,
nor
annoyed
at
our
last
end
with
any
of
these
aforesayd
lets
and
impediments
of
strange
diseases
and
extraordinary
effectes
thereof
,
nor
with
any
other
such
like
noysome
&
troublesome
circumstaunces
or
sicknesses
,
but
that
we
haue
time
,
leasure
,
and
quietnesse
to
do
all
such
things
as
any
of
vs
al
trusted
vnto
at
our
last
farewell
with
the
world
?
that
if
we
would
haue
entred
into
life
,
we
should
haue
kept
his
Commaundements
.
sayth
Lord
,
Lord
,
but
hee
that
doth
the
will
of
the
father
of
heuen
,
shall
enter
into
the
kingdome
of
God
.
Hee
will
put
vs
in
minde
that
,
Not
the
hearers
of
the
Law
,
but
the
doers
shall
be
iustified
.
Hee
will
threaten
vs
,
that
because
we
haue
liued
according
to
the
flesh
,
we
shall
die
.
Hee
will
cracke
vs
,
the
vnrighteous
shall
not
inherite
the
kingdome
of
God
:
and
that
neither
Fornicators
,
nor
Idolaters
,
nor
Adulterers
,
nor
Wantons
,
nor
Buggerers
,
nor
Theeues
,
nor
the
Couetous
,
nor
Drunkards
,
nor
Raylors
,
nor
Extortioners
,
shall
inherite
the
kingdome
of
God
.
And
that
such
as
haue
lyued
according
to
the
workes
of
the
flesh
,
which
are
repeated
vp
Gala
5.
and
euery
man
receiue
particularly
according
as
he
hath
done
in
this
life
,
good
or
euill
:
euery
man
shall
receiue
according
to
his
workes
.
And
that
God
spared
not
the
Angels
when
they
sinned
.
And
if
the
Iust
shall
scarce
be
saued
,
where
shall
the
Wicked
man
and
sinner
appeare
?
When
all
these
,
and
a
great
deale
more
,
describing
and
setting
foorth
vnto
vs
the
rigour
of
Gods
seueare
iustice
,
and
the
reckoning
wherevnto
wee
shall
be
called
,
shall
be
put
into
our
mindes
on
our
death-beds
;
and
that
damned
Sathan
,
which
all
the
dayes
of
our
liues
before
,
laboured
to
make
vs
carelesse
and
negligent
of
the
knowledge
,
or
consideration
of
any
of
these
thinges
,
that
so
he
might
make
vs
the
more
boldly
and
blindly
to
runne
headlong
into
sinne
,
shall
charge
vs
with
this
,
and
much
more
like
stuffe
,
appealling
to
our
owne
consciences
for
witnesse
hereof
,
and
so
herevpon
plant
in
our
guiltie
heartes
deepe
Desperation
,
Alas
in
what
case
shall
our
poore
soules
then
stand
?
Would
a
man
then
for
a
thousand
worldes
,
and
all
the
profites
and
pleasures
thereof
,
be
brought
to
such
a
quandarie
?
O
thou
therefore
that
readest
or
hearest
this
damnable
and
miserable
state
that
sillie
soules
may
be
implunged
into
,
for
the
better
auoyding
of
these
perilles
,
reade
,
&
reade
againe
,
meditate
,
ponder
,
and
put
in
practise
the
direction
,
aduice
,
and
counsayle
in
the
beginning
of
this
present
sixt
Chapter
.
And
take
this
lesson
of
Ioseph
of
Arimathia
,
that
like
as
he
in
his
life
time
had
made
readie
a
Sepulcre
in
the
middest
of
his
Garden
,
which
was
the
place
of
his
pleasure
(
as
all
Gardens
of
great
men
most
commonly
are
:
)
Euen
so
thou
in
the
middest
of
these
things
wherein
thou
takest
thy
greatest
felicitie
and
delight
,
remember
yet
thy
Graue
,
and
what
one
day
(
thou
knowest
not
how
soone
)
shall
become
of
thy
poore
soule
,
and
afterward
of
thy
soule
and
body
for
euer
.
Remember
and
learne
likewise
at
the
Egiptians
,
who
perceiuing
the
mindfulnesse
of
death
to
be
a
good
helpe
to
brydle
their
euill
actions
,
And
finally
,
learne
at
the
good
King
Ezechias
,
Iesus
Christ
,
the
righteous
;
to
whom
with
his
,
and
our
heauenly
Father
,
and
the
holy
Spirit
,
three
persons
;
and
one
eternall
maiestie
of
Godhead
,
all
worthy
glorie
,
honour
,
and
prayse
,
be
worthely
attributed
for
euer
and
euer
.
Amen
.
CHAP.
VII
.
The
seuenth
Chapter
conteyning
the
Generall
Preseruatiue
against
the
despaire
or
doubting
of
Gods
mercie
arysing
vpon
any
cause
whatsoeuer
.
FOr
as
much
as
it
is
a
thing
manifestly
to
be
prooued
by
holy
Scriptures
,
that
a
man
endued
with
true
fayth
it selfe
,
may
notwithstanding
now
and
then
be
toubled
and
assaulted
with
motions
of
doubtinges
,
wauering
;
yea
and
of
despairing
:
therefore
for
the
brideling
,
suppressing
,
and
ouercomming
of
these
assaultes
,
it
shall
be
good
to
put
in
practise
these
fiue
thinges
especially
.
First
,
we
are
to
thinke
and
consider
thus
much
,
That
wee
beleeue
in
the
name
of
his
sonne
Iesus
Christ
:
and
therefore
we
must
thinke
wee
offende
against
God
as
greeuously
,
or
rather
farre
more
greeuously
in
violating
and
breaking
this
Commaundement
by
incredulitie
,
doubting
,
wauering
,
and
despairing
,
as
if
we
should
shed
mans
blood
,
commit
whoredome
,
theft
,
periurie
,
or
any
other
such
like
notorious
sinne
.
O
what
a
haynous
sinne
must
it
needes
be
to
cast
no
doubtes
,
nor
despaire
in
the
helpe
of
a
mortall
man
in
the
time
of
neede
!
and
yet
to
mistrust
and
despaire
of
the
like
in
God
?
As
for
example
:
We
can
settle
our
heartes
to
beleeue
in
our
mortall
Fathers
if
we
stand
in
neede
of
meate
,
drinke
,
or
cloathes
,
Againe
,
if
we
stand
in
neede
of
a
peece
of
money
as
of
x.
The
second
thing
in
this
case
to
be
considered
of
is
,
that
euery
one
of
vs
,
God
so
loued
the
world
,
that
he
gaue
his
onely
beloued
Sonne
,
to
the
end
that
all
that
beleeue
in
him
should
not
perish
,
but
haue
life
euerlasting
.
In
which
generall
wordes
,
is
included
euery
particuler
beleeuing
person
,
although
he
haue
not
his
name
seuerally
&
particulerly
set
downe
:
and
heere
God
excludeth
none
from
his
promise
,
vnlesse
through
their
vnbeleefe
and
despaire
,
they
exclude
their
owne
selues
.
If
the
King
of
Great
Britaine
,
of
his
owne
meere
mercie
,
and
motion
of
compassion
,
or
at
the
sure
and
mediation
of
some
Noble
man
or
other
that
is
deare
vnto
him
,
should
freely
pardon
and
forgiue
all
the
malefactors
and
prisoners
of
any
Gaile
,
within
his
Kingdomes
,
may
we
not
account
them
very
fond
&
foolish
men
,
and
not
worthy
the
benefite
of
the
Kinges
gracious
Pardon
,
if
some
two
or
three
should
doubt
and
despaire
that
this
generall
Pardon
appertained
not
vnto
them
,
because
their
owne
perticular
and
seuerall
names
were
not
therein
specified
and
expressed
?
Euen
thus
is
our
case
.
Let
not
therefore
any
illusion
of
Sathan
,
nor
feare
of
our
owne
vnworthinesse
,
nor
want
of
our
perticular
names
,
nor
any
other
argument
or
reason
whatsoeuer
,
withdraw
vs
from
challenging
our
owne
portions
and
partes
of
Gods
most
mercifull
promises
,
of
his
free
pardone
,
and
remission
of
our
sinnes
:
Let
vs
not
doubt
nor
distrust
the
performaunce
and
trueth
of
Gods
promises
.
God
hath
alreadie
punished
Iesus
Christ
for
our
offences
,
&
therfore
can
not
in
iustice
punish
them
againe
in
vs
.
We
offended
,
and
Christ
was
punished
for
the
same
.
Why
should
thou
then
,
ô
Sathan
!
so
busily
charge
vs
with
any
such
matter
,
to
driue
vs
into
desperation
,
seeing
that
Sublata
causa
tollitur
etiam
&
effectus
?
The
cause
whereby
thou
so
vrgest
desperation
by
Iesus
Christ
,
being
taken
away
,
the
effectes
also
must
needes
then
cease
.
The
fift
and
last
Remedie
that
now
I
purpose
to
handle
heere
against
Desperation
,
FINIS
.