The Soul's Conflict with Itself

That which is said of wily persons that are full of fetches, and windings, and turnings in the world, that such will never break, may much more truly be said of a right godly man, that hath but one grand policy, to secure him in all dangers, which is to run to his God, as to his tower of offence and defence: such a one will never be at a desperate loss so long as God hath any credit, because he never faileth those ⟨p. 515⟩that fly unto him, and that because •s mercy and truth never fails. The •ry lame and the blind, the most shift•e creatures when they had gotten •e strong hold of Zion, thought then ¹•ey might securely scorn David and […] host, because though they were •eak in themselves, yet their hold was •rong; but we see their hold failed •em at length, which a Christians will •ever do.

That which is said of wily persons that are full of fetches, and windings, and turnings in the world, that such will never breake, may much more truly bee said of a right godly man, that hath but one grand policie, to secure him in all dangers, which is to runne to his God, as to his tower of offence and defence: such a one will never bee at a desperate losse so long as God hath any credit, because hee never faileth those ⟨p. 515⟩that flye unto him, and that because •s mercy and truth never fayles. The •ry lame and the blinde, the most shift•e creatures when they had gotten •e strong hold of Syon, thought then ¹