A child of light walking in darknessA childe of light vvalking in darknesse

And 3.¹ He is able to hold the intention of the mind so unto them,² as to keep off all that which should any way comfort; he can turn down that column in the leaves of our hearts, wherein grace, or any thing that may comfort is written, and turn over only, and hold our eyes sixth to read nothing but that wherein our Erratas and sins are written; so as to cause a mans soul to forget all good, as Lament. 3. 17. the Church in desertion is said to do; and to forget his own mercies, as Jonah speaks, he can multiply suggestions so fast; and come in with such a tempest, that as Job complains. Job 9. 17. he will not suffer them to take breath: and therefore the Apostle calls them the buffetings of Satan. 2 Cor. 12. because like unto buffetings, they come in, thick and threefold, upon a mans spirit; so as a mans spirit cannot take breath; he rains down temptations sometimes, not by drops (as in ordinary rains) but by spouts (as mariners calls them, when a cloud melts) (as in hot countries) suddenly, and falls by whole sale, and often sinks a ship) He breaks me with a tempest says Job, in the place forementioned, Chap. 9. 17.³ He speaks it of God, but such like tempests Satan also raiseth.

And 3.¹ He is able to hold the intention of the minde so unto them,² as to keep off all that which should any way comfort; hee can turne downe that columne in the leaves of our hearts, wherein grace, or any thing that may comfort is written, and turne over onely, and hold our eyes fixt to reade nothing but that wherein our Errataes and sinnes are written; so as to cause a mans soule to forget all good, as Lament. 3. 17