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But this is not all, there is something further: namely the making use of those things of the world for our good, that would have undone us, that is a full victory, where the enemies do not only resist and break back, but he brings the conquered into bondage, so as now he is able to use the adversary to serve his own turn: so in this conquest of faith, there is not only an overcoming of the temptations, of the pleasures of the ⟨p. 184⟩world, but ability to use them for God, and the furtherance of our own good. And so in riches and honours: Conquerors do not use to put to the sword and destroy all they conquer, but they bring them into bondage, to be serviceable to them.

But this is not all, there is something further: namely the making use of those things of the world for our good, that would have undone us, that is a full victorie, where the enemies doe not onely resist and breake backe, but he brings the conquered into bondage, so as now he is able to use the adversary to serve his owne turne: so in this conquest of faith, there is not onely an overcomming of the temptations, of the pleasures of the ⟨p. 184⟩world, but abilitie to use them for God, and the furtherance of our owne good. And so in riches and honours: Conquerours doe not use to put to the sword and destroy all they conquer, but they bring them into bondage, to be serviceable to them.

Some think there is no other victory over the world, but to throw all away presently: as we read of Crates the Philosopher,¹ he cast his goods into the sea with this speech, Get you gone into the deeps, I will drown you, lest I be drowned of you. But this is not the way of God, we are to stay till God call us to leave that we do enjoy;² until that time, you may enjoy your honours, your riches, and your moderate lawful pleasures; but to be able to use these for God, this is a great victory. The Devil often makes use of many of Gods good blessings, which he gives us for our furtherance in his ways, to be a means to hinder us: so faith makes use of all his oppositions in those ways, which he intends hinderances, to be means of