The combat between Christ and the Devil displayedThe combat betvveene Christ and the Diuell displayed

So as it is true which an ancient Divine saith of this humour, that it is the Devils bait wherewith he sports himself. See the experience hereof in the^a lunatic person, whose disease was, to be exceedingly troubled certain times of the month, by reason of melancholy oppressing the brain. Now Satan (as it there appears) took advantage of that humour to abuse him most fearfully, not only in making him deaf and dumb, but also causing him to cast himself into fire and water. So that look how many sins and infirmities we have in us, so many dares we carry about us, wherewith Satan will seek to wound us. He taketh ground or occasion from us, of all the advantage he hath against us; his temptations are like fire and bellows, and our infirmities and corruptions are wood and fuel.

So as it is true which an ancient Diuine saith of this humour, that it is the Diuels bait wherewith hee sports himselfe. See the experience heereof in the^a lunatike person, whose disease was, to be exceedingly troubled certaine times of the moneth, by reason of melancholie oppressing the braine. Now Satan (as it there appeares) tooke aduantage of that humour to abuse him most fearefully, not onely in making him deafe and dumbe, but also causing him to cast himselfe into fire and water. So that looke how many sinnes and infirmities we haue in vs, so manie dares we carry about vs, wherewith Satan will seeke to wound vs. He taketh ground or occasion from vs, of all the aduantage he hath against vs; his temptations are like fire and bellowes, and our infirmities and corruptions are wood and fewell.

1. aMat. 17. 15.

The use. I. Hence then we may behold our miserable estate by reason of sin; for thereby it comes to pass that