plaister to his sore, and prop up his falling Roofe with burning fire-brands: Remedies farre worse, and more pestilentiall then the Malady; For they either plunge them deeper into the Dungeon of Melancholy, and heavy-heartednesse; or else draw a skinne onely over the spirituall wound, whereby it festers and rankles un∣derneath more dangerously: For thus stopping the mouth of that never-dying worme, that insatiable Wolfe in the meane time, doth make it, when there is no more supply of carnall pleasures, whereupon it feeds for a while, to fall more furiously upon the conscience that bred it; and to gnaw more ragingly, by reason of it's former restraint, and enforced diversion.I know full well, Satan is right-well pleased, and doth much applaud this pestilent course of theirs; and therefore Hee helpes forward this accursed businesse all hee can, of abandoning and banishing all trouble of minde for sinne with worldly toyes. For ordinarily out of his cruell cunning, thus He proceeds in these Cases:1. In the first Place, and above all, hee labours might and maine, to detaine men in that height of hard∣heartednesse, that they may not bee mooved at all with the Ministry, or suffer the Sword of the Spirit to pierce. And then, like a strong man armed, Hee posses∣seth their Bodies and Soules, which are his Contra nos eò vehe∣mentius incitator, quo ex corde nostro quast iure propria habitatlo∣nic expellitar. Greg. in cap. 33. Iob. col. 8.Palace, with much peace; and disposeth them wholly in any hellish service at his pleasure. Thus Hee prevailes with a world of men amongst us. They heare Sermon after Sermon, Iudgement upon Iudgement, and yet are no more stirr'd with any penitent astonishment for sinne, or saving worke of the Word, then the very Seates whereon they sit, the Pillars to which they leane, or dead Bodies upon which they tread. They are ordina∣rily such as these: First, Ignorants, of two sorts: first, Vnskild, both in the Rules of reason and religion; Such are our extremely sottish, and grossely ignorant peo∣ple, 0