The Parable of the Wicked Mammon

Watch is not only to abstain from sleep, but also to be circumspect¹ and to cast all perils: as a man should watch a tour or a castle. We must remember that the snares of the devil are infinite and innumerable, and that every moment² arise new temptations and that in all places mete us fresh occasions. Against which we must prepare our selves, and turn to God, and complain to him, and make our moan, and desire him of his mercy to be our shield, our tour, our castle and defence from all evil, to put his strength in us (for without him we can do nought) and above all things we must call to mind what promises God hath made, & what he hath sworn that he will do to us for Christs sake, and with strong faith cleave unto them, and desire him of his mercy and for the love that he hath to Christ, & for his truths ⟨image 43⟩sake to fulfil his promises. If we thus cleave to God with strong faith, and be leve his words: then (as saith Paul i. Corint. x.) God is faithful, that he will not suffer us to be tempted above that we are able or above our might that is to say, if we cleave to his promises and not to our fantasies and imaginations, he will put might and power in to us, that shall be stronger then all the tentation which he shall suffer to be against us.

Watche is not only to absteyne from slepe, but also to be circūspect¹ and to cast al pereles: as a mā should watch a toure or a castell. We muste remembre that the snares of the deuill are infinite and innumerable, and that eueri moment² aryse new temptations and that in al places mete vs fresh occasiōs. Against whiche we must prepare our selues, and turne to God, and complaine to him, and make oure mone, and desyre hym of hys mercye to be our shylde, our toure, oure castell and defence from all euill, to put his strength in vs (for wy thout hym wee can do nought) and aboue all thinges we must call to mynde what promises God hath made, & what he hath sworne that he wyll doo to vs for Christes sake, and with stronge fayth cleue vnto them, and desire hym of his mercye and for the loue that he hath to Christe, & for hys truthes