The black devil or the apostate Together with the wolf worrying the lambs. And…The blacke devil or the apostate Together with the wolfe worrying the lambes. And…

Thus weak he thinks us, and not seldom finds us. The natural man goes forth to fight with a mighty Giant, in a monomachy or duel: the Second he brings with him is the world: the natural ⟨p. 40⟩mans Second is the Flesh. He prepares to fight with a professed enemy, and calls out for his assistant, a private and close foe. He is weakly backed, that hath a traitor for his guard. To arm his presumption with policy, he seriously observes, which way the current of every mans humour runneth: knowing by long experience, what will most easily draw men to sin.

Thus weake he thinks vs, and not seldome finds vs. The naturall man goes forth to fight with a mighty Gyant, in a monomachy or duell: the Second he brings with him is the world: the naturall ⟨p. 40⟩mans Second is the Flesh. He prepares to fight with a professed enemy, and calls out for his assistant, a priuate and close foe. He is weakely backd, that hath a traytor for his guard. To arme his presumption with pollicy, he seriously obserues, which way the current of euery mans humor runneth: knowing by long experience, what will most easily draw men to sinne.

As physicians, when they would know the state of the sick, and the nature of their disease, first enquire Decubitum, the time of the Patients lying down, and yielding himself to his lair. But because this observation holds not alike in all men, but some walk longer before they betake themselves to their bed, then others, therefore they more especially reckon ab actionibus laesis, that is, when their appetite, digestion, and other faculties failed in the performance of their offices. And lastly. finding the course of Nature in the diseased, which way it worketh; accordingly minister their physic, as that calls, Come and help me.

As physitians, when they would know the state of the sicke, and the nature of their disease, first enquire Decubitum, the time of the Patients lying downe, and yeelding himselfe to his layre. But because this obseruation holds not alike in al men, but some walke longer before they betake themselues to their bed, then others, therefore they more especially reckon ab actionibus laesis, that is, when their appetite, digestion, and other faculties faild in the performance of their offices. And lastly. finding the course of Nature in the diseased, which way it worketh; accordingly minister their physicke, as that calls, Come and helpe me.