and no man may better over come the devil, then he that is well persuaded of his malicious and insatiable ire towards god and man, knoweth and feeleth in himself that he is mortal enemy booth unto god and unto all his most perfect works, ready always to pervert God's order in all things. as we may to our pain perceive in our selves, the soul that was, created unto the similitude of god, replenished with all virtue and grace, full of knowledge prudence, and understanding, in all things appertaining unto god, a hart most gentle, humble, and always obedient unto god and godliness, a will most ready and prompt to embrace, chose, and elect, the things godly, and eschew refuse and avoid what so ever god and reason judged to be evil, but now it is contrary, for knowledge, ignorance, for light darkness, for obedience, contumacy and rebellion of hart both against god and his word, and for ⟨image 6⟩a will that would be inclined and chose nothing but virtue. and such things as might most appertain unto the glory of god, a will that now chooseth nothing less, then to serve god and rather to blaspheme god, then to refuse the evil offered by the devil contrary unto god. thus is man spoiled of all his original riches, daily wounded more and more wounds, fresh, and new, now pierced with this sine now with that since, and yet like unto men of no senses, we file, nether perceive, how, nether when we are wounded, nether care to sick a remedy of this evil, though right well we know, that every sine that man committeth, of justice deserveth eternal damnation, but these things moveth nothing at all, the man that is ignorant what the devil, the world and sin is, he feeleth nether what his disease is, nether knoweth the craft, malice, and deceit of his Enemy, and by those means, departeth not only from god but also from all honesty, and falleth, he knoweth not how into such detestable crimes, and ignorance of god, that booth god the world and there own conscience beareth testimony of there iniquity against them. these our infirmities and great offences we must learn to know, and once known, diligently study to amend them, and to remove the causes of these isles, then the effect is soon destroyed.
and no man may better ouer come the deuill, then he that is well perswadyd of his malycyous and insaciable yre towardes god and man, knowith and felyth in hymselfe that he is mortall ennymy booth unto god and unto all his moost perfet workes, redy allways to peruert godes order in all thyngis. as we may to oure payne perceaue in oure selfes, the soule that was, creatyd unto the similitude of god, replynyshyd with all uertewe and grace, full of knolege prudence, and undrestondyng, in all thyngys appertaynyng unto god, a hart moost gentle, humble, and allwayes obedyent unto god and godlynys, a wyl moost redy and prompt to imbrase, chose, and elect, the thyngis godlye, and eschewe refuse and auoyde what so euer god and reason iudgyd to be yle, but now it is contrary, for knolege, ignorancy, for light darkenys, for obedience, contumacy and rebellyon of hart boothe agaynst god and his word, and for ⟨image 6⟩a will that would be inclynyd and chose nothyng but uertewe. and souch thyngis as might moost appertayne unto the glory of god, a will that now chosith nothyng lesse, then toserue god and rather to blaspheme god, then to refuse thyle offryd by the deuyll contrarye unto god. thus is man spoylyd of all his orygnnall ryches, dayly woundyd more and more woundes, freshe, and newe, now percid with this syne now with that synnes, and yet lik unto men of no senses, we fyle, nether perceaue, how, nether when we ar woundyd, nether care to syke a remedye of thys yle, thowgh ryght well we knowe, that euery syne that man committyth, of iustyce deseruythe eternall damnation, but these thyngz mouyth nothyng at all, the man that is ignorant what the deuyll, the worold and synne is, he felyth nether what his dyseace is, nether knowith the craufft, malyce, and deceyte of his Ennymy, and by those meanes, departithe not only from god but also from all honesty, and fallith, he knowith not how into souche detestable crymes, and ignorancye of god, that booth god the worold and there awne consciens baryth testimonye of there iniquite agaynst them. these oure infyrmytes and great offensis we must lern to know, and ons knowen, diligently study to amend them, and to remoue the causes of these yles, then the effect is sone destroyde.
