The spiritual watchThe spirituall vvatch

§. 72. But here is great Caution to be used, and¹ due regard to be had, ^slest while we shun a rock, we fall into a whirl-pool: lest while we seek to eschew idleness on the one hand, we be swallowed up with worldliness on the other: lest while we labour to keep our left eye waking by the diligent following of our worldly affairs, we suffer our right eye to close and fall fast asleep by neglect of religious exercises either public or private.

§. 72. But here is great Caution to be vsed, and¹ due regard to be had, ^slest while we shun a rocke, we fall into a whirle-poole: lest while we seeke to eschew idlenesse on the one hand, wee be swallowed vp with worldlinesse on the other: lest while wee labour to keepe our left eye waking by the diligent following of our worldly affaires, wee suffer our right eye to close and fall fast asleepe by neglect of religious exercises either publike or priuate.

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2. sDumb vitant stulti vitia, in contraria currunt. Et, Incidit in Scyllam, cupiens vitare Cha•ybdin. Horat.Dum vitant stulti vitia, in contraria currunt. Et, Incidit in Scyllam, cupiens vitare Cha•ybdin. Horat.

^tThe Angel that talked with me, came again, saith the Prophet, and awaked me as one that is raised out of his sleep. It fared with the Prophet when he was attending on Gods Angel, as with a drowsy person, who though he be awaked & set to work, yet he is ready to sleep at it, and to be ever and anon slumbering, if he be not now and then jogged and stirred up: And in like manner it is with our