A Saint Indeed

He that will not hear the Clapper, must not pull the Rope: grievous words stir up anger (saith Solomon) Prov. 15. 1. Do not only pray, and resolve against it, but get as far as you can out of the way of it: 'tis true Spiritual Valour to run as fast, and as far as we can out of ⟨p. 138⟩sins way: if you can but avoid anger in its first rise, there is no great fear of it afterwards; for it is no• with this sin as it is with other sins; other sins grow to their full strength by degrees, their first motions are the weakest; but this sin is born in its full strength, 'tis strongest at first withstand it then, and it falls before you. Thus learn to keep your hear•s when provocations arise.

He that will not hear the Clapper, must not pull the Rope: grievous words stir up anger (saith Solomon) Prov. 15. 1. Do not only pray, and resolve against it, but get as far as you can out of the way of it: 'tis true Spiritual Valour to run as fast, and as far as we can out of ⟨p. 138⟩sins way: if you can but avoid anger in its first rise, there is no great fear of it afterwards; for it is no• with this sin as it is with other sins; other sins grow to their full strength by degrees, their first motions are the weakest; but this sin is born in its full strength, 'tis strongest at fir•t withstand it then, and it falls before you. Thus learn to keep your hear•s when provocations arise.

Season 9. The ninth Season of exerting our greatest diligence, is the Critical hour of temptation, wherein Satan lays close Siege to the Fort-Royal of a Christians heart, and often surprises it for want of watchfulness: to keep thy heart now, is no less a Mercy than a Duty; few Christians are so well skilled in detecting the fallacies, and retorting the arguments by which Satan uses to draw them to sin, as to come off safe in those encounters: Watch and Pray (saith our Lord) lest ye enter into temptation,