The spiritual watchThe spirituall vvatch

Yea to keep to the comparison that we have in our text: If a Servant or Soldier appointed to watch for his Masters coming, or against the enemies approach, shall continue watching till within an hour or some shorter time of the arrival of the one or the assault of the other, but shall then chance to fall fast asleep; he shall be no less in danger either to be shent of the one or to be slain by the other, then if he had slept all out, and watched no time at all. And the like may be said of our spiritual Watch; which if we shall for any time intermit, or after any time give over, we may chance in the interim to be surprised either by the justice of God, or by the malice of Satan, and so ^gbe in danger of perishing everlastingly by either, notwithstanding all our former watch. To which purpose saith our Saviour in the words next before ⟨p. 18⟩my text; that it is in this case ^hAs when a man going from home for a time, leaveth his servants to keep house, and setteth each one his task, and willeth the Porter to watch: and he warneth us all therefore to ⁱwatch incessantly, (because ^kwe know not what time our Lord and Master may come) lest if he come suddenly, he t•ke us asleep.

Yea to keepe to the comparison that we haue in our text: If a Seruant or Souldier appointed to watch for his Masters comming, or against the enemies approach, shall continue watching till within an houre or some shorter time of the arriuall of the one or the assault of the other, but shall then chance to fall fast asleepe; he shall be no lesse in danger either to be shent of the one or to be slaine by the other, then if he had slept all out, and watched no time at all. And the like may be said of our spirituall Watch; which if we shall for any time intermit, or after any time giue ouer, we may chance in the interim to be surprized either by the iustice of God, or by the malice of Satan, and so ^g