The spiritual watchThe spirituall vvatch

§. 65. Again, this jealousy of our own weakness will make us the more careful, as to shun all occasions, whereby we may be endangered; so, because it is not in our power ever to avoid them, ⟨p. 100⟩to use diligently all good means, whereby we may be supported and strengthened against them. To which purpose our Saviour joineth watching and prayer together, as ^rthere, so ^selsewhere: as also ^this Apostles oft couple them the one with the other. ^uNo man, saith one of the Ancients, is enabled by God, that is not enfeebled first in himself. And no marvel; For so long as we find our selves (as we suppose) strong enough to stand alone on our own legs of our selves, we think scorn to use crutches, or to be supported by others: so long as we think our selves wise enough and able to wade well enough through with our affairs, ^xwe regard not to take advice or to seek help and aid from others: So here, so long as we misdoubt not our own weakness, as we are over-forward to presume upon our own strength, so we are over-backward and careless of using those means whereby we might attain true strength indeed. And on the other side, the more conscious men are to themselves of their own wants, the more diligent are they wont to be in resorting to those by whom their wants may be supplied: and the more suspicious we are of our own infirmity and weakness, the more careful will we be daily and hourly to repair unto him, who alone is able to confirm and strengthen us, yea who is able so ^yto enable us notwithstanding our weakness, that ^zhis power and might shall appear in us amidst our feebleness, and ^a