A care-cloth

Now because necessity going alone,¹ doth drag rather then lead, and so (as an hard and rigorous commander) is obeyed indeed, but backwardly, and against the hair; therefore let us discourse a little of the fruit that will arise from our labour in the work of Mortification, that seeing profit as well as need, the difficulty may not hinder us from doing it, even with cheerfulness. Now the mortifying of the deeds of the flesh will ring with it four exceeding great, and desirable benefits.

NOw because necessitie going alone,¹ doth drag rather then leade, and so (as an hard and rigorous commander) is obeyed indeed, but backwardly, and against the haire; therefore let vs discourse a little of the fruit that will arise from our labour in the worke of Mortification, that seeing profit as well as need, the difficultie may not hinder vs from doing it, euen with chearefulnesse. Now the mortifying of the deeds of the flesh will ring with it foure exceeding great, and desireable benefits.

1. 12. From the good will follow, if we doeit.

2. The first is,¹ unspeakable peace and quietness of soul. The heart will be at one with God it self and all men, so long as it holdeth variance with sin. He that is at war with ⟨p. 110⟩his lusts, shall not be at war with his Maker. If we fight his battles against our corruptions, he will not fight against us. Nothing causeth the God of Heaven to frown upon man, but sin; while the World was free from sin, it was also free from all tokens of Gods displeasure; therefore it must needs follow, that the surest way to keep our selves in even terms with God, is to be diligent in resisting sin. He is not of so ill a nature, as to pick quarrels against us without a cause; himself tells us, that he corrects not willingly,