A Golden Chain

so as she must ^hbe stayed with flagons, and comforted with apples, because she is sick of love. ⟨p. 680⟩V. Fifthly, God giveth his children a strong affection, to obey his will, but he lets them fail in the act of obedience it self, like as the prisoner who hath escaped the hand of his gayler, hath an affection to run a thousand miles every hour; but having happily his bolts on his legs, he can not for his life but go very softly, galling and cha•ing his flesh; and with much grief falling again into the hands of his keeper. This is it, that Paul complaineth of when he saith, ⁱI delight in the law of God, concerning the inner man: but I see another law in my members, rebelling against the law of my mind, and leading me captive to the law of sin, which is in my members. O wretched man that I am, who shall deliver me from this body of death?

so as shee must ^hbe staied with flaggons, and comforted with apples, because shee is sicke of loue. ⟨p. 680⟩V. Fiftly, God giueth his children a strong affection, to obey his will, but he lets them faile in the act of obedience it selfe, like as the prisoner who hath escaped the hand of his gayler, hath an affection to runne a thousand miles euery houre; but hauing happily his bolts on his legges, he can not for his life but goe very softly, gauling and cha•ing his flesh; and with much griefe falling againe into the handes of his keeper. This is it, that Paul complaineth of when he saith, ⁱI delight in the law of God, concerning the inner man: but I see another law in my members, rebelling against the law of my minde, and leading me captiue to the law of sinne, which is in my members. O wretched man that I am, who shal deliuer me from this bodie of death?