Riches of mercy to men in misery, or, Certain excellent treatises concerning the dignity…

For the third, When a man hath this blessed grace of ¹faith, and begins to lay hold on Christ: he is not to think himself safe, and that he is secured from all that will seek his condemnation. For the Devil will do what he can still to winnow all goodness and grace received out of him. That nothing may remain but chaff, And therefore it is we are taught in the Lords Prayer after forgiveness of sins, to pray against temptations. Though thy Sins be pardoned by the blood of Christ upon thy believing, yet there is one that seeks to break the force of thy faith, and so to bring thee to destruction; And therefore it is, he is called the accuser and destroyer, Rev. 12. 10. so that thou must look, that though thou hast got out of his paws, yet he hath many ways whereby he will labour what he can to bring thee back, to condemn and destroy thee.

For the third, When a man hath this blessed grace of ¹faith, and begins to lay hold on Christ: he is not to think himself safe, and that he is secured from all that will seek his condemnation. For the Devil will do what he can still to winnow all goodness and grace received out of him. That nothing may remain but chaffe, And therefore it is we are taught in the Lords Prayer after forgiveness of sins, to pray against temptations. Though thy Sinns be pardoned by the bloud of Christ upon thy believing, yet there is one that seeks to break the force of thy faith, and so to bring thee to destruction; And therefore it is, he is called the accuser and destroyer, Rev. 12. 10. so that thou must look, that though thou hast got out of his paws, yet he hath many wayes whereby he will labour what he can to bring thee back, to condemn and destroy thee.

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