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CHAP. XVI.

The means to maintain and strengthen our Faith.

The meanes to maintaine and strengthen our Faith.

Lastly, if Faith be the Grace that¹ carries through all, then it is our wisdom, to labour what we can, to maintain and strengthen our Faith: Let us look especially to that wherein our chief strength lies; let not a Delilah, let not any carnal content get away, no, nor in the least degree abate our strength; let us be sure we look to our Shield, that that be safe and sound. As that Heathen Epaminondas, being dangerously wounded with a Spear, so that he sunk down as one dead; but after coming to himself, he asked if his Target were safe, his chief care was about that: so should ours be about the Shield of our Faith. The Devil labours above all things against us in this; he cares not what men do, so be it their Faith be neglected. Especially therefore labour ⟨p. 256⟩to strengthen your Faith in these three things.

LAstly, if Faith be the Grace that¹ carryes through all, then it is our wisedome, to labour what wee can, to maintaine and strengthen our Faith: Let us looke especially to that wherein our chiefe strength lyes; let not a Dalilah, let not any carnall content get away, no, nor in the least degree abate our strength; let us be sure we looke to our Shield, that that be safe and sound. As that Heathen Epaminondas, being dangerously wounded with a Speare, so that hee sunke downe as one dead; but after comming to himselfe, hee asked if his Target were safe, his chiefe care was about that: so should ours be about the Shield of our Faith. The Devill labours above all things against us in this; hee cares not what men doe, so be it their Faith be neglected. Especially therefore labour