Seven treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holy Scriptures, leading…Seuen treatises containing such direction as is gathered out of the Holie Scriptures, leading…

For it is a near companion to the fear of God, even a fruit of it, which must be in our hearts continually.¹ Which is to be marked the rather, for that we see how commonly it is neglected many days of Christians, and how they think it mere bondage to be tied to this care of looking to their ways, without which yet,² they lye open to all the craft and malice of the devil, being taken of him at his will. ³And therefore it is, that when the Apostle hath charged the Ephesians to take unto themselves the whole armour of God, he addeth, that they must stand fast in it, and give ^*no place to the devil. So that as we §Kmust not be pressed with practise of that which is out of our power, but rest with peace in this, that we endeavour and go about it: neither can there be less offered to God of us then this, but we shall be justly charged to be secure and careless.⁵ And this meant the holy Apostle, when he said: I endeavour always to have a good conscience both before God and men.

For it is a neare companion to the feare of God, euen a fruite of it, which must be in our hearts continually.¹ Which is to be marked the rather, for that we see how commonly it is neglected many dayes of Christians, and how they thinke it meere bondage to be tyed to this care of looking to their waies, without which yet,² they lye open to all the craft and malice of the diuel, being taken of him at his will. ³And therefore it is, that when the Apostle hath charged the Ephesians to take vnto themselues the whole armor of God, he addeth, that they must stand fast in it, and giue