A guide to godliness or a Treatise of a Christian life showing the dutiesA guide to godlynesse or a Treatise of a Christian life shewing the duties

Let us continually watch & pray, that we do not enter into tentations, seeing our spiritual enemies are ever most busy & malicious in assaulting those, whom thou hast pulled out of the kingdom of darkness, and made subjects of thy Kingdom, and servants of thy family. Let us consider our own weakness, and our enemies power, and let this move us with more fervency to crave thy help and assistance. Establish us (O Lord) by thy free Spirit, and so strengthen us with thy wisdom and power, that we may be able to stand against the artificial and cunning tentations of the devil. Do not give us over to the Tempter, nor leave us to our selves, but with the tentation give an happy issue, that we may have the upper hand, and be preserved from all evil. We crave not to be freed from tentation, but that we may not be tempted above our power; Yea, try us, O Lord, as much as thou wilt, so that being tried, we may be found approved. Let us quench the fiery darts of the devil with the shield of Faith, and not admit of his suggestions, but nip them in the head, when they are first offered unto us. Lead us not (O Lord) into tentation; give us not over to our own lusts, to be hardened with the deceitfulness of sin, nor to the world, to be carried away with the desires thereof, nor to the devil, to be overcome with his tentations, and to be carried away captive to do his will. Let those weakness which we discern in tentation, make us to rest more entirely upon thy power. Let us in the sight of them be truly humbled; turn them to our good, and make us more careful in the use of all good means to attain unto more strength. Let us not fall away in the time of tentation, but enable us to withstand our enemies in the evil day; and having finished the fight, let us stand fast, and be kept by thy power through faith unto salvation. Let us always be prepared for the day of battle, and put on thy whole armour, that we may be enabled to resist our enemies. Let us not tempt thee by running into tentation, and expose our selves to Satan's baits and snares, before they be offered unto us. Let all our trials and tentations tend to our good, and the more enrich us with Spiritual graces, and so further our everlasting salvation.

Let vs continually watch & pray, that we doe not enter into tentations, seeing our spirituall enemies are euer most busie & malicious in assaulting those, whom thou hast pulled out of the kingdome of darkenesse, and made subiects of thy Kingdome, and seruants of thy family. Let vs consider our owne weakenesse, and our enemies power, and let this mooue vs with more feruency to craue thy helpe and assistance. Establish vs (O Lord) by thy free Spirit, and so strengthen vs with thy wisdome and power, that we may be able to stand against the artificiall and cunning tentations of the deuill. Doe not giue vs ouer to the Tempter, nor leaue vs to our selues, but with the tentation giue an happy issue, that we may haue the vpper hand, and be preserued from all euill. We craue not to be freed from tentation, but that wee may not be tempted aboue our power; Yea, try vs, O Lord, as much as thou wilt, so that being tried, wee may be found approued. Let vs quench the fiery darts of the deuill with the shield of Faith, and not admit of his suggestions, but nippe them in the head, when they are first offred vnto vs. Leade vs not (O Lord) into tentation; giue vs not ouer to our owne lusts, to be hardned with the deceitfulnesse of sinne, nor to the world, to be carried away with the desires thereof, nor to the deuill, to be ouercome with his tentations, and to be carried away captiue to doe his will. Let those weakenesse which we discerne in tentation, make vs to rest more entirely vpon thy power. Let vs in the sight of them be truely humbled; turne them to our good, and make vs more carefull in the vse of all good meanes to attaine vnto more strength. Let vs not fall away in the time of tentation, but enable vs to withstand our enemies in the euill day; and hauing finished the fight, let vs stand fast, and be kept by thy power through faith vnto saluation. Let vs alwaies be prepared for the day of battell, and put on thy whole armour, that wee may be enabled to resist our enemies. Let vs not tempt thee by running into tentation, and expose our selues to Satans baytes and snares, before they be offered vnto vs. Let all our trials and tentations tend to our good, and the more inrich vs with Spirituall graces, and so further our euerlasting saluation.