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The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatisesThe marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises
The marrow of the oracles of God. Or, divers treatises containing directions about six of the weightiest things can concern a Christian in this life. by N. Bifield, late preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.The marrovv of the oracles of God. Or, diuers treatises containing directions about sixe of the waightiest things can concerne a Christian in this life. by N. Bifield, late preacher of Gods Word at Isleworth in Middlesex.
London: printed by John Legatt, 1630
Modern spelling is a reading aid: the words are the author’s, only the spelling is modernized. Original shows the page as printed, with the transcription marks.
First, solitariness: the Devil 1watched to find the woman alone from her husband, and then set upon her. Such persons as love solitariness, love not their own souls; for they give great advantage to Satan to assault them and circumvent them, and therefore we should take heed of it.
First, solitarinesse: the Diuell 1watched to finde the woman alone from her husband, and then set vpon her. Such persons as loue solitarinesse, loue not their owne soules; for they giue great aduantage to Satan to assault them and circumuent them, and therefore wee should take heede of it.
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The second occasion is security: 1when the devil spies that men be careless, and keep no watch over their own hearts, & are wretchlesse in their courses, and go from day to day, and fear not evil, then he lies in wait to assault, by injecting some vile or base temptation to sin.
The second occasion is securitie: 1when the diuell spies that men be carelesse, and keepe no watch ouer their owne hearts, & are wretchlesse in their courses, and goe from day to day, and feare not euill, then he lyes in waite to assault, by iniecting some vile or base temptation to sinne.
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