Certain sermons, first preached, and after published at several times, by M. Thomas Gataker…Certaine sermons, first preached, and after published at severall times, by M. Thomas Gataker…

§. 80. Again, as Machetes the Macedonian appealed sometime from Philip, to Philip, ^qfrom Philip sleeping, to Philip waking: so compare we now Joseph and Joseph together, Joseph watching with the same Joseph somewhat neglecting this watch. Joseph himself that stood thus steadfast in a stronger temptation, yet slipped after swearing^r by Pharaoh's life in a feebler. But the evil was not so evident, so open-faced in the one as in the other: and therefore^s being not so carefully watched against or regarded, by being oft heard grew familiar, and gained admittance with him, who might otherwise in all likelihood have kept himself free from it, with much less difficulty and danger than he did from the former. This watch therefore duly and diligently kept, would keep us from many sins that we are daily over-taken with. And^t the greatest part of outward sinful acts, that the godly fall ⟨p. 120⟩into, may be justly ascribed to the want of it as the main cause of the most of them,^u which by this course therefore were it constantly observed of them, might be prevented and avoided.

§. 80. Againe, as Machetes the Macedonian appealed sometime from Philip, to Philip, ^qfrom Philip sleeping, to Philip waking: so compare we now Ioseph and Ioseph together, Ioseph watching with the same Ioseph somewhat neglecting this watch. Ioseph himselfe that stood thus stedfast in a stronger temptation, yet slipped after swearing^r by Pharaos life in a feebler. But the evill was not so evident, so open-faced in the one as in the other: and therefore^s