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I showed ye before, the force of our adversary, receive now a shield against his force, even the shield of prayer. He is not to be resisted by ringing an hallowed bell, nor by sprinkling of holy water, nor by the relics of Saints, nor by our own works and merits, for these are weapons of his own making, but by an earnest seeking to God, which search and seeking must be made by prayer, against which his poisoned venom taketh no effect.

I shewed yee before, the force of our aduersarie, receiue now a shield against his force, euen the shield of prayer. Hee is not to bee resisted by ringing an hallowed bell, nor by sprinkling of holy water, nor by the relikes of Sayntes, nor by our owne workes and merites, for these are weapons of his owne making, but by an earnest seeking to God, which search and seeking must be made by prayer, agaynst which his poysoned venome taketh no effect.

It is his malice that accuseth: prayer pleadeth thy case before God, and repelleth all his accusations: for all the Prophets do witness, that whatsoever we ask in prayer, if ¹we believe, we shall receive it. It is his rage and fury that should terrify us; nay that prayer that strengthened Sampson to rent a young Lyon, as one should have rent a kid, having nothing in his hand, shall smite and shut up the mouth of this Lyon. As for his policy and walking up and down, seeking to devour us, it cannot prevail; For the prayer of ²the faithful shall save them; and the Lord shall raise them up, and if they have committed sin it shall be forgiven them, and after this conflict ended, they shall triumph for ever with Jesus Christ our Saviour. But in any case see you unite to your prayer knowledge, that you be not seduced to ⟨image 13⟩offer your petitions to strange gods, as Saints, stocks or stones. Then consent that we ask only in the name of Christ ³