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Mine Enemy, the Devil, as you say, is of an inveigling Temper, and although he has accused me, before the Judgment-Seat of God, yet, when he comes to me, at any time, he glavers and flatters, as if he never did mean me harm: But, I think, 'tis that he might get further Advantage against me. But I carry it now at a further distance than formerly; and O that I was at the remotest Distance, not only from him, but also from that self of mine that laboureth with him for my undoing!

Mine Enemy, the Devil, as you say, is of an inveagling Temper, and although he has accused me, before the Judgment-Seat of God, yet, when he comes to me, at any time, he glavers and flatters, as if he never did mean me harm: But, I think, 'tis that he might get further Advantage against me. But I carry it now at a further distance than formerly; and O that I was at the remotest Distance, not only from him, but also from that self of mine that laboureth with him for my undoing!

But, although I say these things now, and to you, yet I have my solitary hours, and, in them, I have other strange thoughts. For thus I think; my Cause is bad: I have sinned, and I have been vile. I am ashamed my self of mine own doings, and have given mine Enemy ⟨p. 94⟩the best end of the Staff. The Law and Reason, and my Conscience, plead for him against me and all is true, he puts into his Charge against me, That I have sinned more times than there he Hairs on my Head. I know not of any thing that ever I did in my Life but it had flaw, or wrinkle, or Spot or some such thing in it. Mine Eyes have seen vileness in the best of my doings, what then, think you, must God needs see in them? Nor can I do any thing yet, for all I know that I am accused by my Enemy before the Judgment seat of God, better than what already is imperfect. I lie down in my Shame, and my Confusion covers my Face, I have sinned, what shall I do unto thee, O thou Preserver of Men! Jer. 3.24, 25.