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Caput XII.

The Enemy of god Ro. 8. The image of the devil, the library of lies the friend of the devil: Right here of Eternal death and the child of damnation Ephes. 2. Murderers by the Means of sin not only of our selves, but also of the son of god that never sinned and yet not understanding this our woeful case and condition we neglect both god and his ⟨image 86⟩law, and feel not our infirmities and sickness. the more is our health to be despaired of. He that laboureth with à dangerous disease and yet feeleth not the grief thereof shall never find remedy nether have the evil removed. Wese this to be true by natural reason. Of all diseases frenzy is the most dangerous yet the patient feeleth it not, nor cannot show where, nor how this woeful and miserable disease molesteth him. Therefore very seldom or never be such persons cured and made hole. Seeing the next way unto health is the knowledge of the disease. And man is in him self sick and infected with more diseases à thousand fool then I have rehearsed it is not with out cause, that I say to know what man is to be necessary although he it seem not so unto such as be drunk with the pleasures of the world and never think from the bottom ⟨image 86⟩of there hart to return unto penance. If the scripture of god and writings of learned men cannot persuade them what the ire of god is against sin my labours shall little avail I know well: yet is every disciple of Christ bound to search the glory of god and salvation of his Neighbour and commit the success unto god. It is very difficile and hard for man to know himself: the only way there unto is to Examine and open himself before god, by the light of the scripture: and he that will be hold himself well in that mirror and glass, shall find such à deformity and disgraced uisionogmi that he will abhor his own proportion so horrible disfigured. Let man seek no farther then the first commandment Exo. 20