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If we be tempted too covetousness, because we be afraid least the earth should fail us: God hath taken upon him the charge too nourish and sustain us. And so, let us rest upon him, and ask our daily bread at his hand. If the devil labour too win us too whoredom: we know that Jesus Christ hath incorporated us into himself, and made us his own members too be all one with him: and shall we go spoil our selves in dung and filthiness? What a dealing were that? He hath set us free and cleansed us by his blood: and shall we go wallow again in our uncleanness? Are we provoked too gluttony? and, why not? Hath not God created victuals too our use? (Yes:) but shall we defile and overthrow the order that God hath set, which is, that we should be sustained by them, thereby too be directed too the heavenly life? And shall we turn the things too our hinderance, which •ught too be our help? Again, are we tempted with ambition, too glorify our selves? Yea: but what example hath our Lord Jesus Christ set before us?¹ Moreover if we covet too be great in this world: we shall be enemies too God, for he resisteth the proud, so as their pride and presumption must needs be pulled down. Thus ye see how we may every way beat back the darts of Satan.

If wee bee tempted too coue•u•usnesse, bycause wee bee afrayd least the earth should fayle vs: God hath taken vppon him the charge too nurrish and susteyne vs. And so, let vs rest vppon him, and aske our dayly bread at his hand. If the diuell labour too win vs too whoredome: wee knowe that Iesus Christ hath incorporated vs intoo himselfe, and made vs his owne members too bee all one with him: and shall wee go spoyle our selues in dung and filthinesse? What a dealing were that? He hath set vs free and clenzed vs by his blud: and shall wee go wallowe agein in our vncleannesse? Are wee prouoked too gluttony? and, why not? Hath not God created vittelles too our vse? (Yis:) but shall wee defyle and ouerthrowe the order that God hath set, which is, that wee should bee susteyned by them, thereby too bee directed too the heauenly lyfe? And shall wee turne the things too our hinderance, which •ught too bee our help? Agein, are wee tempted with ambition, too gloryfye our selues? Yea: but what example hath our Lord Iesus Christ set before vs?