The Godly Man's Picture

This smoking flax cannot be quenched by affliction, but like those trees, Pliny writes of, growing in the red Sea, which being beaten upon by the waves, stand immovable, and though they are sometimes covered with water, flourish the more; grace is like a true orient Diamond, that sparkles, and cannot be broken.

This smoaking flax cannot be quenched by affliction, but like those trees, Pliny writes of, growing in the red Sea, which being beaten upon by the waves, stand immoovable, and though they are sometimes covered with water, flourish the more; grace is like a true orient Diamond, that sparkles, and cannot be broken.

I confess it is matter of wonder, that grace should not be wholly annihilated, especially if we consider two things.

I confesse it is matter of wonder, that grace should not be wholly annihilated, especially if we consider two things.

1 The malice of Satan, he is a malignant spirit, and lays bars in our way to heaven; the Devil with the wind of temptation, labours to blow out the spark of grace in our hearts; if this will not do, he stirs up wicked ⟨p. 336⟩men, and raiseth the Militia of Hell against us: what a wonder is it, that this bright Star of grace, should not be swept down with the tail of the Dragon?

1 The malice of Satan, he is a malignant spirit, and laies bars in our way to heaven; the Devil with the wind of temptation, labours to blow out the spark of grace in our hearts; if this will not do, he stirs up wicked ⟨p. 336⟩