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and in stead of doing homage unto God for such a notable benefit, he determined with him self to have escaped away on horseback. Lo what grievous and shameful faults these are. But if we look into the course of his life, we shall find that he was a man of a continual singleness very teachable and full of courtesy, following the vocation of God, and wholly given thereto. Now herein appeareth a great difference between a man which outrageth all the days of his life, and him which committeth some particular evil, showing nevertheless in all the rest of his life a fear of God: As it may happen, that a man shall serve God all his life, and yet in the mean while may somewhat fall, and perhaps very grievously: as we see to have come to pass in David. Now we shall see others to be very wicked, and to despise God all their life long, delighting altogether in wickedness. But David never was such one: and yet for all that he confessed that he had erred, before such time as God had visited him with afflictions. And if this came so to pass in David, alas what shall become of us poor wretches? So then, let us understand that afflictions, are more necessary for us, then bread and drink.

and in steade of dooing homage vnto God for such a notable benefite, hee determined with him selfe to haue escaped away on horsebacke. Loe what grieuous and shamefull faultes these are. But if we looke into the course of his life, wee shall finde that he was a man of a continuall singlenesse very teacheable and full of curtesie, following the vocation of God, and wholy giuen thereto. Nowe herein appeareth a great difference betweene a man which outrageth all the dayes of his life, and him which committeth some particular euill, shewing neuerthelesse in all the rest of his life a feare of God: As it may happen, that a man shall serue God all his life, and yet in the meane while may somewhat fall, and perhappes very grieuously: as we see to haue come to passe in Dauid. Nowe wee shall see others to be very wicked, and to despise God all their life long, delighting altogether in wickednesse. But Dauid neuer was such one: and yet for all that he confessed that hee had erred, before such time as God had visited him with afflictions. And if this came so to passe in Dauid, alas what shall become of vs poore wretches? So then, let vs vnderstand that afflictions, are more necessarie for vs, then bread and drinke.